shake

1. (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.Examples: "The earthquake shook the building."; "He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere."; "Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and now seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him."ergativetransitive

2. (transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.Examples: "Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”."; "I became alſo a reproch vnto them: when they looked vpon me, they ſhaked their heads."transitive

3. (transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.Examples: "to shake fruit down from a tree"; "[…]Shake off the golden ſlumber of repoſe;[…]"; "But indeed this Shame was a bold Villain; I could ſcarce ſhake him out of my company; [...]"transitive

4. (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.Examples: "Her father’s death shook her terribly."; "He was shaken by what had happened."; "Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete."Synonyms: traumatizetransitive

5. (transitive, idiomatic) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).Examples: "I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something."idiomatictransitive

6. (intransitive) To move from side to side.Examples: "She shook with grief."; "The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking."Synonyms: shiver, trembleintransitive