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past tense of shake
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1
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
- the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road
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2
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
- we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot
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