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shake-up

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shake-up (noun)
  2. shake up (verb)

shake–up

noun \ˈshāk-ˌəp\

Definition of SHAKE-UP

: an act or instance of shaking up; specifically : an extensive and often drastic reorganization
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First Known Use of SHAKE-UP

1847

Rhymes with SHAKE-UP

break up, make up, rake up, shake up, take up

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