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shook the plum tree

shook the plum tree is the simple past of shake the plum tree.

Meaning of shake the plum tree

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, uncommon) To obtain a source of advantage, such as for political favors or appointments.

Questions about shook the plum tree

What is shook the plum tree the simple past of?
Shook the plum tree is the simple past of shake the plum tree.

Words near shook the plum tree in the dictionary

  1. shook out
  2. shook over
  3. shook the dust from one's feet
  4. shook the dust from one's sandals
  5. shook the pagoda tree
  6. shook the plum tree
  7. shook together
  8. shook up
  9. shook-up
  10. shooke
  11. shooked

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