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to make a series of small irregular or violent movements<the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road>Synonymsagitate, convulse, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobbleRelated Wordsrock, sway; quaver, shiver, tremble; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb
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to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery<we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot>— see escape 2
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