shake in WordNet English dictionary

1. move or cause to move back and forth
   "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
   shake  agitate 
   
2. move with or as if with a tremor
   "his hands shook"
   shake  didder 
   
3. get rid of
   "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
   shake  shake off  throw off  escape from 
   
4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
   "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
   stimulate  shake  shake up  excite  stir 
   
5. shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
   "The old engine was juddering"
   judder  shake 
   
6. move back and forth or sideways
   "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
   rock  sway  shake 
   
7. undermine or cause to waver
   "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
   shake 
   
8. bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
   "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
   shake 
   
9. shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
   "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
   shake 
   

1. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
   handshake  shake  handshaking  handclasp 
   
2. frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
   milkshake  milk shake  shake 
   
3. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
   tremble  shiver  shake 
   
4. causing to move repeatedly from side to side
   wag  waggle  shake 
   
5. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
   trill  shake 
   
6. building material used as siding or roofing
   shingle  shake