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The correct spelling is shook.
How to pronounce shook
/ʃʊk/
nounIPA: /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.A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
- 2.The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
verb
- 1.To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
- 2.To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
- 3.To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
- 4.To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
- 5.To disturb emotionally; to shock.
adjective
- 1.Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.
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