Uk English Meaning of shake down
shake down
Other Uk English words related to shake down
- beat
- Bleed
- cheating
- do
- hustle
- pluck
- rip-off
- screw
- squeeze
- stick
- sting
- betray
- bilk
- Chisel
- swindle
- con
- cheat
- deceive
- defraud
- swindle
- euchre
- exploit
- fiddle
- fleece
- flimflam
- gaff
- Hosepipe
- fine
- knot
- ream
- rook
- short
- skin
- skunk
- stiff
- swindle
- thimble-rigging
- trick
- victimize
- wrench
- Con
- Shortchange
- take for a ride
- Take to the dry cleaners
- bamboozle
- clip
- double cross
- dupe
- extort
- gouge
- Seagull
- milk
- Nick
- overcharge
- soak
- wrestle
- wring
- rope (in)
Nearest Words of shake down
Definitions and Meaning of shake down in English
shake down
to make a thorough search of, a testing under operating conditions of something new (as a ship) for possible faults or for the operators to become more familiar with it, a process or period of adjustment, a testing under operating conditions of something new (such as a ship) for possible faults and defects and for familiarizing the operators with it, an improvised bed (such as one made up on the floor), a thorough search, to bring about a reduction of, an act or instance of shaking someone down, to settle down, to take up temporary quarters, a boisterous dance, to become accustomed especially to new surroundings or duties, to obtain money from in a deceitful, contemptible, or illegal manner, to give a shakedown test to, extortion, to occupy an improvised or makeshift bed
FAQs About the word shake down
shake down
to make a thorough search of, a testing under operating conditions of something new (as a ship) for possible faults or for the operators to become more familiar
beat,Bleed,cheating,do,hustle,pluck,rip-off,screw,squeeze,stick
No antonyms found.
shake a leg => Get a move on, shake (off) => shake (off), shaitans => devils, shags => shags, shafts => shafts,
