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shake-down — shake down1 or shake|down1 «SHAYK DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. Informal. a bringing into proper condition or working order, as by use or practice: »The new ocean liner was given a shakedown by a trial voyage. 2. a makeshift bed: »We made a… …   Useful english dictionary

shake|down — shake down1 or shake|down1 «SHAYK DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. Informal. a bringing into proper condition or working order, as by use or practice: »The new ocean liner was given a shakedown by a trial voyage. 2. a makeshift bed: »We made a… …   Useful english dictionary

shake down — ► shake down 1) settle down. 2) N. Amer. informal extort money from. Main Entry: ↑shake …   English terms dictionary

shake down — (someone) to get money from someone by using threats. His crimes ranged from murder to shaking down gamblers. He claimed that a government official shook his company down for $10,000 in campaign contributions …   New idioms dictionary

shake down — verb Etymology: shake (I) + down, adverb intransitive verb 1. a. : to take up temporary quarters a good plan for me to shake down in New York alone … before you join me Margaret A. Barnes …   Useful english dictionary

Shake down — Unter einem so genannten Shake down versteht man im Rallyesport das Abfahren von bestimmten, zuvor von der Rallyeleitung festgelegten, Wertungsprüfungen vor dem Start der eigentlichen Rallye. Ein Shake down ist in etwa mit dem Warm up vor einem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

shake down — UK US shake down Phrasal Verb with shake({{}}/ʃeɪk/ verb [T] ► [I] if a new system or situation shakes down, it begins to work normally: »The new IT network is still causing delays but is expected to shake down by year end …   Financial and business terms

shake down — phrasal verb Word forms shake down : present tense I/you/we/they shake down he/she/it shakes down present participle shaking down past tense shook down past participle shaken down 1) [intransitive] British informal to sleep somewhere such as on… …   English dictionary

shake down — verb a) To cause something to fall by shaking it, or something it is attached down. shake down apples from an apple tree. b) To shake someone so money falls from their pockets …   Wiktionary

shake down — v. (D; tr.) to shake down from (to shake fruit down from a tree) …   Combinatory dictionary

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 (not pron)] He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down… …   English dictionary