[V P n (not pron)] While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet...
[V n P] I took off my poncho, shook it out, and hung it on a peg by the door.
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shake-out — shake outs N COUNT: usu sing A shake out is a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs. [JOURNALISM] This should be the year of a big… … English dictionary
shake|out — «SHAYK OWT», noun. Informal. 1. a) a recession in a particular type of business, industry, trade, or other area of the economy, especially when accompanied by a disappearance of small competitor, marginal enterprises, and the like: »A shakeout… … Useful english dictionary
shake-out — noun count INFORMAL a major change in an industry that causes some companies to close or a lot of people to lose their jobs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shake out — To empty mail from sacks and pouches … Glossary of postal terms
shake out — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English shaken out to remove with or as if with a shake, from shaken to shake + out, adverb 1. : to let out with or as if with a shake took that whip from his saddle horn and shook it out H.G.Evarts 2. : to driv … Useful english dictionary
shake out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shake out : present tense I/you/we/they shake out he/she/it shakes out present participle shaking out past tense shook out past participle shaken out shake something outshake something out of something to… … English dictionary
shake out — UK US shake out Phrasal Verb with shake({{}}/ʃeɪk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► if an organization or situation shakes out, it begins to work normally after a period of change or confusion: »A lot depends on how the new structure shakes out. »We don t… … Financial and business terms
shake-out — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shake out : singular shake out plural shake outs informal a major change in an industry that causes some companies to close or a lot of people to lose their jobs … English dictionary
shake out — intransitive verb Date: 1982 to prove to be in the end ; turn out < wait to see how things shake out > … New Collegiate Dictionary
shake-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: shake out 1. : an act or process of shaking out 2. a. : severe liquidation in a market at declining prices usually with much forced or frightened selling b. : a moderate … Useful english dictionary
