shake is on the Basic English 850 List.
shade - shake - shame

Pronunciation

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Plain form
shake

Third-person singular
shakes

Past tense
shook

Past participle
shaken

Present participle
shaking

  1. To shake is to move from side to side many times quickly.
    She shook the bottle to mix the drink.

Singular
shake

Plural
shakes

  1. (countable) A shake is a type of beverage.
    They were known for their shakes.
  2. (countable) A shake is when something shakes.
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