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shook

The correct spelling is shook.

How to pronounce shook

/ʃʊk/
noun

IPA: /ʃʊk/

Say it like: Shoo-k

The correct spelling is shook. A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood. For example: "He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere."

Usage Examples

He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.

Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".

to shake fruit down from a tree

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
  2. 2.The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

verb

  1. 1.To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
  2. 2.To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  3. 3.To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
  4. 4.To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
  5. 5.To disturb emotionally; to shock.

adjective

  1. 1.Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.

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