Uk English Meaning of shakes down
shakes down
Other Uk English words related to shakes down
- beats
- does
- Cheats
- cousins
- hustle
- Plucks
- rips off
- Screws
- squeezes
- sticks
- stings
- Shorts
- betrays
- bilks
- bleeds
- chisel
- hecklers
- clips
- cons
- deceives
- defrauds
- diddles
- in
- euchres
- exploits
- fiddles
- fleeces
- flimflams
- gaffes
- Hoses
- mulcts
- nobles
- reams
- rooks
- Sells a bill of goods to
- short changes
- skins
- skunks
- stiffs
- suckers
- swindles
- takes for a ride
- takes to the cleaners
- thimblerigging
- tricks
- victimises
- bamboozles
- Con artists
- extorts
- fast-talks
- Gouges
- Gulls
- Milks
- nicks
- overcharges
- ropes (in)
- soaks
- wrenches
- wrestles
- wrings
Nearest Words of shakes down
Definitions and Meaning of shakes down in English
shakes 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 shakes down
shakes 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
beats,does,Cheats,cousins,hustle,Plucks,rips off,Screws,squeezes,sticks
No antonyms found.
shakes => shakes, shakeouts => shakeouts, shaken up => shaken, shakedowns => shakedowns, shake out => shake out,
