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shake
(redirected from shaken hand)

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shake
1. an instance of shaking dice before casting
2. Music another word for trill
3. a dance, popular in the 1960s, in which the body is shaken convulsively in time to the beat
4. an informal name for earthquake

shake [shāk]
(materials)
Separation between adjoining layers of wood, due to causes other than drying.
A thick hand-cut shingle.


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By the end of that weekend, we had shaken hands with all 12 Republican and Democratic contenders.
Few outside the Canyon program know about Getskow's trademark gesture, but he has shaken hands with thousands of runners during his life.
``If he's elected, I will have shaken hands with the last four presidents.
 
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