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shakes up

shakes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shake up.

Meaning of shake up

Verb

shake up (third-person singular simple present shakes up, present participle shaking up, simple past shook up, past participle shaken up)

  1. (transitive) To agitate by shaking.
    • If you shake up a can of cola and then open it, you get an explosion.
  2. (transitive) To restore to its original shape by shaking.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To upset or distress (a person).
    • Seeing the car accident really shook her up.
  4. (informal, transitive) To reorganize, to make reforms in.
    • The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware.

Questions about shakes up

What is shakes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shakes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shake up.

Words near shakes up in the dictionary

  1. shakes the dust from one's feet
  2. shakes the dust from one's sandals
  3. shakes the pagoda tree
  4. shakes the plum tree
  5. shakes together
  6. shakes up
  7. shakeshake
  8. Shakespeare
  9. Shakespearean
  10. Shakespearean sonnet
  11. Shakespearean sonnets

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