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shakes down
verb as in ransack
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verb as in rummage
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verb as in screw
verb as in search
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verb as in squeeze
verb as in test
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verb as in wring
verb as in blackmail
verb as in dig
verb as in elicit
verb as in exact
verb as in experiment
verb as in extort
verb as in frisk
Weak matches
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Example Sentences
In less'n a week he shakes down into his proper place, an' all as placid as a duck-pond.
The housekeeper must understand how this is done in order to avoid reversing them when she shakes down the ashes.
The first clear breeze out of the north shakes down the dying leaves and brightens the blue air.
Piers explains to him the nature of the tree, and of the props which support it; and shakes down some of the fruit for him.
So, after all, it is not always the lucky one who gathers the plums when wisdom is by to pick up what the other shakes down.
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On this page you'll find 472 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shakes down, such as: comb, gut, loot, pillage, plunder, and raid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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