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7 VERB To shake something into a certain place or state means to bring it into that place or state by moving it quickly up and down or from side to side. □ [V n prep] Small insects can be collected by shaking them into a jar. □ [V n with adv] Shake off any excess flour before putting the liver in the pan.

8 VERB If your voice is shaking , you cannot control it properly and it sounds very unsteady, for example because you are nervous or angry. □ [V + with ] His voice shaking with rage, he asked why the report was kept from the public. [Also V ]

9 VERB If an event or a piece of news shakes you, or shakes your confidence, it makes you feel upset and unable to think calmly. □ [V n] The news of Tandy's escape had shaken them all. ●  shak|en ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □  Unhurt, but a bit shaken, she was trying not to cry.

10 VERB If an event shakes a group of people or their beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes them question their beliefs. □ [V n] It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay.

11 N‑COUNT A shake is the same as a milkshake . □  He sent his driver to fetch him a strawberry shake.

12 PHRASE If you say that someone or something is no great shakes , you mean that they are not very skilful or effective. [INFORMAL ] □  I'm no great shakes as a detective. □  The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes.

13 PHRASE If you shake someone's hand or shake someone by the hand , you shake hands with them. □  I said congratulations and walked over to him and shook his hand.

14 PHRASE If you shake hands with someone, you take their right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something. You can also say that two people shake hands . □ [+ with ] He shook hands with his admirers as he made his way to the front.

15to shake the foundations of something → see foundation

▸  shake down PHRASAL VERB If someone shakes you down , they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. [AM ] □ [V P n] Former police checkpoints on highways were being used to shake down motorists for bribes. [Also V n P ]

▸  shake off

1 PHRASAL VERB If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit, you manage to recover from it or get rid of it. □ [V P n] Businessmen are trying to shake off habits learned under six decades of a protected economy. □ [V n P ] He was generally feeling bad. He just couldn't shake it off.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you shake off someone who is following you, you manage to get away from them, for example by running faster than them. □ [V n P ] I caught him a lap later, and although I could pass him I could not shake him off. □ [V P n] He was unaware that they had shaken off their pursuers.

3 PHRASAL VERB If you shake off someone who is touching you, you move your arm or body sharply so that they are no longer touching you. □ [V n P ] He grabbed my arm. I shook him off. □ [V P n] She shook off his restraining hand.

▸  shake out

1 PHRASAL VERB If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust. □ [V P n] While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet. □ [V n P ] I took off my poncho, shook it out, and hung it on a peg.

2 → see also shake-out

▸  shake up