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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.
SHAKEDOWN meaning: 1. the activity of getting money from someone by threatening or tricking them 2. a careful search…. Learn more.
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. Slang Extortion of money, as by blackmail. 2. Slang A thorough search of a place or person. 3. A test or period of appraisal followed by adjustments to improve efficiency or functioning. adj. Serving as a test of a new product or model, especially of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft: a shakedown cruise; a shakedown flight.
4 days ago · 1. a crude, makeshift bed, as a pallet of straw. 2. US, Slang. an extortion of money, as by blackmail. 3. US. a thorough search of a person or place. adjective US. 4. for testing the performance or operational characteristics or acclimating the personnel. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
shake down. verb. to fall or settle or cause to fall or settle by shaking. slang. tr to extort money from, esp by blackmail or threats of violence. slang. tr to search thoroughly. informal. tr to submit (a vessel, etc) to a shakedown test. intr to go to bed, esp to a makeshift bed. intr (of a person, animal, etc) to settle down. noun. slang.
