English Explanatory Dictionary

shakedown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Extortion, especially through blackmail
  2. A thorough search; a frisk
  3. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.
  4. An improvised bed.
adj
  1. That tests the performance of a ship or aircraft.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/ En-au-shakedown.ogg

Word forms

shakedown shakedowns shake-down

Etymology

Deverbal from shake down. An improvised bed would originally have been made by shaking down straw.

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