Shake down

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.

"shake down apples from an apple tree."

2.verbTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.

3.verb(by extension) To get money from someone using threats.

4.verbTo search exhaustively.

5.verbTo subject something to a shakedown test.

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