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Definition of shake down
shake down
verb - transitive
- to extort. That is, to obtain something via force, threats, intimidation, abuse of power, etc.
Last edited on Sep 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'down': | |
| Definitions include: to prepare for hardship. | |
| Definitions include: a fight or severe beating. | |
| Definitions include: It means having to beat someone up. | |
| Definitions include: to back down from a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit into a toilet. | |
| Definitions include: also "bow down to the white porcelain god." | |
| Definitions include: to sadden one. | |
| Definitions include: to greatly impress a crowd. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has oral sex and intercourse with multiple people. | |
| Definitions include: to knuckle down; to submit to; to melt down; to be unable to take the heat; to give in. | |
| Definitions include: overly formal, conservative. | |
| Definitions include: to eat. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: to stop being angry. | |
Other terms relating to 'shake': | |
| Definitions include: to try something out. | |
| Definitions include: a sign of disapproval. | |
| Definitions include: a person with influence. | |
| Definitions include: semen. | |
| Definitions include: loose marijuana leaf and stem pieces that settle to the bottom of a bag of marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: to hurry. | |
| Definitions include: an easy-to-make variety of methamphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: To urinate. | |
| Definitions include: to urinate (male) | |
| Definitions include: to turn out; come to be. | |
| Definitions include: delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal symptoms). | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to shake the drops of urine off one's penis after urination. | |
| Definitions include: To urinate. | |
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