shake down
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Synonyms: shakedown, shaken down, shakes down, shake-down, scale down, take down, choke down, stare down, chase down, have down, phase down
Antonyms: shakedown, shaken down, shakes down, shake-down, scale down, take down, choke down, stare down, chase down, have down, phase down
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Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause something to fall down by [[shake|shaking]] it, or something it is attached to.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To shake someone so money falls from their pockets. {{rfex|en}}
- {{lb|en|slang|transitive|by extension}} To [[extort]] money from (someone) by means of [[threat]]s.
- {{lb|en|slang|transitive}} To [[search]] [[exhaustively]].
- To subject something to a [[shakedown]] test.
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