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The meaning of SHAKEDOWN is an improvised bed (such as one made up on the floor). How to use shakedown in a sentence.
"Shakedown" by Bob Seger from "Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack" (1987). ...more.
SHAKEDOWN meaning: 1. the activity of getting money from someone by threatening or tricking them 2. a careful search…. Learn more.
Shakedown or Shake Down may refer to: Shakedown (continuum mechanics), a type of plastic deformation. Shakedown (testing) or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational. Extortion, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain.
noun. extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence. a thorough search: a shakedown of prison cells to uncover hidden drugs. a bed, as of straw or blankets, spread on the floor. any makeshift bed. the act or process of shaking down.
SHAKEDOWN definition: 1. the activity of getting money from someone by threatening or tricking them 2. a careful search…. Learn more.
1. countable noun. If an organization or system is given a shakedown, it is thoroughly reorganized in order to make it more efficient. 2. countable noun. A shakedown of a boat, plane, or car is its final test before it starts to be used. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
