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shakes down

verb as in squeeze

verb as in blackmail

verb as in frisk

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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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