shake up

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verb

1. shock physically (Freq. 1)
- Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game
• Syn:
jar, bump around
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. shake;
especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
• Syn:
succuss
• Derivationally related forms:
succussion (for: succuss)
• Hypernyms:
shake, agitate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. make fuller by shaking
- fluff up the pillows
• Syn:
fluff up, plump up
• Hypernyms:
shake, agitate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- These stories shook the community
- the civil war shook the country
• Syn:
stimulate, shake, excite, stir
• See Also:
stir up (for: stir)
• Derivationally related forms:
stir (for: stir), stirrer (for: stir), excitement (for: excite), excitation (for: excite)
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
fuel, arouse, sex, excite, turn on,
wind up, frighten, fright, scare, affright, thrill,
tickle, vibrate, tempt, invite, elate, lift up,
uplift, pick up, intoxicate, inspire, animate, invigorate,
enliven, exalt, titillate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- The performance is likely to shake up Sue
5. organize anew
- We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under
• Syn:
reorganize, reorganise
• Derivationally related forms:
shake-up, reorganization (for: reorganize), shakeup
• Hypernyms:
organize, organise
• Hyponyms:
retool, revise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. change the arrangement or position of
• Syn:
agitate, vex, disturb, commove, stir up, raise up
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
beat, scramble, toss, roil, rile, poke
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something