Australian English Meaning of shakedowns
shakedowns
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Definitions and Meaning of shakedowns in English
shakedowns
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
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shakedowns
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
Bunk beds,bunks,cots,Couches,Daybeds,Feather beds,four-posters,hammocks,kips,mattresses
No antonyms found.
shake out => shake out, shake down => shake down, shake a leg => Get a move on, shake (off) => shake (off), shaitans => devils,
