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Meaning of shake out

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shake out

verb

Definitions

  1. (also figurative) To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.

  2. To unfurl a reef from a sail

  3. To result or transpire.

    Example: We are curious to see how this all shakes out.