shake up in English dictionary

  • shake up

    Meanings and definitions of "shake up"

    • (transitive) To agitate by shaking.
    • (transitive) To reorganize, to make reforms in.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To agitate by shaking.
    • verb
      (of a person)
      To upset or distress.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To reorganize, to make reforms in.
    • To arouse or stir up emotions or feelings.
    • verb
      change the arrangement or position of
    • verb
      make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows"
    • verb
      organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
    • verb
      shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
    • verb
      shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
    • verb
      stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

    Synonyms of "shake up" in English dictionary

    reorganize, raise, stir are the top synonyms of "shake up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shake up

    • to shake up ( third-person singular simple present shakes up, present participle shaking up, simple past shook up, past participle shaken up)
    • shake up (third-person singular simple present shakes up, present participle shaking up, simple past shook up, past participle shaken up)

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