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Hake
The term hake refers to fish in the:
Family Merlucciidae of northern and southern oceans
Family Phycidae (sometimes considered the subfamily Phycinae in the family Gadidae) of the northern oceans
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Hake (noun)
A hook; a pot-hook.
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Hake (noun)
A kind of weapon; a pike.
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Hake (noun)
The draught-irons of a plough.
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Hake (noun)
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera noshow=1, Merluccius, and allies.
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Hake (noun)
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
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Hake (verb)
To loiter; to sneak.
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Shake (verb)
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
“The earthquake shook the building.”
“He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.”
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Shake (verb)
To move (one’s head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance{{,}} or disapproval.
“Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”.”
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Shake (verb)
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
“to shake fruit down from a tree”
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Shake (verb)
To disturb emotionally; to shock.
“traumatize”
“Her father’s death shook her terribly.”
“He was shaken by what had happened.”
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Shake (verb)
To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
“I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something.”
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Shake (verb)
To move from side to side.
“shiver|tremble”
“She shook with grief.”
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Shake (verb)
To shake hands.
“OK, let’s shake on it.”
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Shake (verb)
To dance.
“She was shaking it on the dance floor.”
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Shake (verb)
To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
“to shake a note in music”
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Shake (verb)
To threaten to overthrow.
“The experience shook my religious belief.”
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Shake (verb)
To be agitated; to lose firmness.
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Shake (noun)
The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
“The cat gave the mouse a shake.”
“She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.”
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Shake (noun)
A milkshake.
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Shake (noun)
A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
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Shake (noun)
Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
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Shake (noun)
A thin shingle.
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Shake (noun)
A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
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Shake (noun)
A fissure in rock or earth.
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Shake (noun)
A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
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Shake (noun)
Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
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Shake (noun)
One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
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Shake (noun)
A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
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Shake (noun)
A shook of staves and headings.
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Shake (noun)
The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
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Shake (verb)
(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate
“buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno”
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Shake (verb)
cause to tremble or vibrate
“a severe earthquake shook the area”
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Shake (verb)
(of a person, part of the body, or the voice) tremble uncontrollably from a strong emotion
“Luke was shaking with rage”
“her voice shook with passion”
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Shake (verb)
move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements
“she stood in the hall and shook her umbrella”
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Shake (verb)
remove (an object or substance) from something by movements of this kind
“they shook the sand out of their shoes”
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Shake (verb)
grasp (someone) and move them roughly to and fro, either in anger or to rouse them from sleep
“he gently shook the driver awake and they set off”
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Shake (verb)
brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with
“men shook their fists and shouted”
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Shake (verb)
get rid of or put an end to
“I couldn’t shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me”
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Shake (verb)
upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish
“the boy was visibly shaken”
“rumours of a further loss shook the market”
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Shake (verb)
cause a change of mood or attitude by shocking or disturbing (someone)
“if the bombing cannot shake the government out of its complacency, what will?”
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Shake (noun)
an act of shaking
“she gave her red curls a vehement shake”
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Shake (noun)
an amount of something that is sprinkled by shaking a container
“add a few shakes of sea salt and black pepper”
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Shake (noun)
a fit of trembling or shivering
“I wouldn’t go in there, it gives me the shakes”
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Shake (noun)
short for milkshake
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Shake (noun)
an earth tremor.
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Shake (noun)
a trill.
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Shake (noun)
a kind of rough wooden shingle, used especially on rustic buildings
“cedar shakes”