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By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.
John Acton

Meaning of "shake off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAKE OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAKE OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shake off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHAKE OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shake off in the English dictionary

The definition of shake off in the dictionary is to remove or be removed with or as if with a quick movement. Other definition of shake off is to escape from; elude.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAKE OFF

shakable
shake
shake a leg
shake down
shake hands
shake in one´s shoes
shake on it
shake one´s head
shake the dust from one´s feet
shake the dust off one´s feet
shake the foundations of something
shake up
shake-out
shake-up
shakeable
shakedown
shaken
shaken baby syndrome
shaker

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAKE OFF

come off
cone off
give off
hive off
leave off
make off
measure off
on and off
race off
score off
see off
shove off
shuffle off
square off
stave off
strike off
take off
tee off
time off
worse off
write off

Synonyms and antonyms of shake off in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shake off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAKE OFF

Find out the translation of shake off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shake off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shake off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摆脱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sacudirse
570 millions of speakers

English

shake off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخلص من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стряхнуть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sacudi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ ঝাঁকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se débarrasser de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goncang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abschütteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

振り払う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흔들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goyangake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thoát vòng áp bức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களைந்தெறிந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झटकून टाका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çalkala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrollarsi di dosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

otrząsnąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

струсити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scuture
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποτινάξει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

riste av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shake off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKE OFF»

The term «shake off» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.368 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKE OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shake off

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4 QUOTES WITH «SHAKE OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shake off.
1
John Acton
By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.
2
Frederick the Great
The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.
3
Richard K. Morgan
The myth of Good Guys and Bad Guys is one of the most pervasive we own, and morally grey anti-heroes are simply one of modern fiction's attempts to shake off that mythology and replace it with something a bit more honest.
4
Jessica Raine
After filming, I can't wait to shake off all that '50s primness. I'll go out to a gig and dance ridiculously. I love to lose myself in music. Just letting go - it's dead important.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAKE OFF»

Discover the use of shake off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shake off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shake Off
A critically celebrated novel that "recalls the cool detachment and compelling eye for ordinary detail that characterized the early thrillers of Graham Greene" (Independent on Sunday), SHAKE OFF is that rare breed of riveting tale--of ...
Mischa Hiller, 2012
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Shake Off the Sugar Cookbook
Whether you are in need of losing weight, diabetic, insulin resistant, or just want to make healthy dietary changes, this book provides a way to help you with those important lifestyle choices.
Lynn Stephens, 2003
3
Shake off the dust: leaving your past behind and getting on ...
A prominent Southern Baptist evangelist uses his own story--of his addiction to drugs and alcohol, abuse as a child, and criminal arrests--to teach teenagers and adults how to shed painful recollections that block self-esteem.
Jay Strack, 1988
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Animal Cell Culture Methods
Protocol 4 Synchronizing Cells by Mitotic Shake Off General note The number of detachable mitotic cells in a monolayer population is generally about 2%. Thus, a mother culture containing 5 X 106 cells yields about 105 mitotic cells. To boost ...
‎1998
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Cell Cycle - Materials and Methods: Materials and Methods
3.4 Synchronization of Cells by Mitotic "Shake-Off" Collection of pure populations of mitotic cells allows one to measure cell cycle related events during the mitosis- G1-S phase transitions. The cells then rapidly lose synchrony as they progress ...
Michele Pagano, 1995
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Electron Scattering: From Atoms, Molecules, Nuclei and Bulk ...
Two mechanisms seem to be responsible for the PDI: The shake-off is a relaxation of the correlated initial state onto the new He+ eigenstates after a sudden removal of one electron. It is generally believed that the shakeoff mechanism makes ...
Colm T. Whelan, Nigel J. Mason, 2006
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Tuning Fork Therapy® Level Two
Shake off tuning fork. From the thumb on left hand go up to the top of the head and from the top of the head go down to the big toe on left foot. Shake off tuning fork Use the “F” Tuning Fork. Start at big toe on the left foot and go up to the top of  ...
Francine Milford, 2009
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Many-body Theory of Atomic Structure and Photoionization
E indicates the shake energy more exactly defined = Ef + (£% - £x) where E" is a negative discrete (shake-up) or a positive continuous (shake-off) eigenvalue of the SEA hamiltonian. Ex and E^ are the SCF energies of the core- hole and ...
Tu-nan Chang, 1993
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An in Vivo Study of the Biocompatibility of Classic and ...
Shake off excess water 3) Cresyl Violet 2 min. (new solution ≈ 30sec.) 4) DH20 1 -3 min. Shake off excess water 5) DH20 1-3 min. Shake off excess water 6) 50% EtOH 1-3 min. Shake off excess alcohol 7) 70% EtOH 1-3 min. Shake off excess ...
Claudine Jaboro, 2007
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Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control Protocols
This mitotic shake-off method, originally discovered by Terasima and Tolmach (1) , is useful for cells synchronized in metaphase, which on plating into culture dishes move into G1 phase in a synchronous manner. A drawback to the mitotic ...
Howard B. Lieberman, 2004

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAKE OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shake off is used in the context of the following news items.
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4-year-old who wanted to "shake off" cancer with Taylor Swift dies
A four-year-old girl who wanted to wanted to "shake off" cancer and got her final wish by video chatting with star Taylor Swift, died Sunday in San Antonio. «CBS News, Mar 15»
2
7 Reasons To Shake Off Shake Shack's IPO
Before getting into why that is and why you should follow the dictum of pop star, Taylor Swift, and shake off your urge to buy the stock, let's take a closer look at ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
3
Taylor Swift trademarks 'This sick beat' but not 'Shake it off'
(CNN) If you were planning on using a Taylor Swift-penned phrase on, say, a locket or a jewelry box, think again. Because you could be trying to shake off a ... «CNN, Jan 15»
4
Sacked high school coach 'shakes off' job loss in Taylor Swift parody
A high school football coach who lost his job decided to 'shake off' the disappointment by recording a Taylor Swift parody video. Byron Cordell was let go by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Watch President Obama 'sing' Taylor Swift's hit song 'Shake off' on …
After the disastrous mid-term elections for President Barack Obama and the Democratic party, the commander in chief could be in dire need of a way to 'shake ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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Why Taylor Swift is powerful enough to shake off Spotify
The haters, Taylor Swift says, can hate, hate, hate all they want: she'll choose which players can play her music. Ms. Swift's music disappeared from the popular ... «The Globe and Mail, Nov 14»
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Cant Shake Off Taylor Swifts Cultural Appropriation? Haters Gonna …
When Taylor Swift dropped her new video for “Shake It Off” yesterday, The Daily Beast's Kevin Fallon heralded Swift's final descent into cookie cutter pop star ... «Daily Beast, Aug 14»
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Avicii keeps Harlem Shake off number one
Electro track Harlem Shake, which has sparked an online dance craze, has been held off the top of the UK charts by Swedish dance artist Avicii. Harlem Shake ... «BBC News, Feb 13»

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