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shakeouts

shakeouts is the plural of shakeout.

Meaning of shakeout

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.

Questions about shakeouts

What is shakeouts the plural of?
Shakeouts is the plural of shakeout.

Words near shakeouts in the dictionary

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

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