shook
/ʃʊk/noun
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A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
verb
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To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
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/ʃʊk/Definitions
A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
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To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
/ʃʊk/Definitions
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
Example: He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
Example: Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
Example: to shake fruit down from a tree
To disturb emotionally; to shock.
Example: He was shaken by what had happened.
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Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.