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shakeout

shakeout noun: an event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.

Noun

shakeout (plural shakeouts)

  1. An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
    • The dot-com shakeout of the 1990s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving.
  2. The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
  3. The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
    • A cargo parachute that has been packed and issued for use, but not actually used for airdrop, does not require a shakeout.1989, Organizational and DS Maintenance Manual
  4. The shaking of one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.

Forms of shakeout

pluralshakeouts

Origin of shakeout

From shake + out.

Questions about shakeout

What does shakeout mean?
Shakeout means an event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
What part of speech is shakeout?
Shakeout is a noun.
What is the plural of shakeout?
The plural of shakeout is shakeouts.

Words near shakeout in the dictionary

  1. shaken the plum tree
  2. shaken together
  3. shaken up
  4. shakenly
  5. shakenness
  6. shakeout
  7. shakeouts
  8. shakeproof
  9. shaker
  10. shaker cabinet
  11. Shaker cabinets

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