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As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.
Brene Brown

Meaning of "shake up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAKE UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAKE UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shake up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHAKE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shake up in the English dictionary

The first definition of shake up in the dictionary is to shake or agitate in order to mix. Other definition of shake up is to reorganize drastically. Shake up is also to stir or rouse.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAKE UP

shake
shake a leg
shake down
shake hands
shake in one´s shoes
shake off
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-out
shake-up
shakeable
shakedown
shaken
shaken baby syndrome
shaker

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAKE UP

be made up
choke up
come up
double up
give up
have up
lace up
live up
mike up
rake up
shape up
size up
stoke up
strike up
sunny-side up
take up
tie up
tune up
use up
write up

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shake up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAKE UP

Find out the translation of shake up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shake up 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 up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大改组
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reorganización
570 millions of speakers

English

shake up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

встряхнуть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reorganização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাড়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

remaniement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goncang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Veränderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大刷新
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대대적인 개혁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goyangake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cổ vỏ người nào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குலுக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riorganizzazione drastica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstrząsnąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

струснути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zgudui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταρακουνήσει
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 opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shake up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKE UP»

The term «shake up» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKE UP» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «SHAKE UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shake up.
1
Willow Bay
New forms of media - first movies, then television, talk radio and now the Internet - tend to challenge traditional codes of conduct. They flout convention, shake up the status quo and sometimes provoke outrage.
2
Ann Beattie
I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target.
3
Brene Brown
As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.
4
Justin Chatwin
'Shameless' is going to shake up television. Any drama is good drama. Bring it.
5
Gary Larson
You know those little snow globes that you shake up? I always thought my brain was sort of like that. You know, where you just give it a shake and watch what comes out and shake it again. It's like that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAKE UP»

Discover the use of shake up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shake up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand Shake-Up
When Hope and her family visit a sheep farm in New Zealand, they witness the birth of baby lambs, experience an earthquake, and meet a Maori shepherd who is a fellow Christian.
Stacy Towle Morgan, 1997
2
The Krystal Princesses Shake Up the Day
This is the magical world of the Krystal Princesses. It is a gloomy, gray winter day--a day of frowns and sad moods. Then the Krystal Princesses pay a visit...and something wonderful happens!
Justine Korman, Jill Dubin, 1994
3
Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your ...
Practically Radical is a manifesto for change and a manual for making it happen—in an era when change is the name of the game.
William C. Taylor, 2011
4
School Shake-Up: Hidden Picture Puzzles
Are they crouching in the cafeteria? Curled around the computers? Bouncing inside the bus? All sorts of sneaky objects are hiding in these picture puzzles, and they don't want to be found. Look close and seek them out!
Mari Schuh, 2012
5
In Action #1: Makeup Shake-up
Special agents Misty and Amber are sent to New York during Fashion Week to investigate unusual behavior among the fashion models as well as sightings of wealthy super-villain Renee La Rouge.
Eliza Willard, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, 2002
6
Shake-Up
It takes an earthquake to help the Angel Park Pride soccer players realize the importance of teamwork.
Dean Hughes, 1993
7
Shake-Up: Moving Beyond Therapeutic Impasses by ...
Therapists are guided into a higher level of understanding of their therapeutic professional development, preferred professional therapeutic roles, interactional styles and professional therapeutic roles that can be shifted into when an ...
Audrey E. Ellenwood, Lars Brok, 2012
8
Kevin Garnett: Shake Up the Game
A biography of the Minnesota Timberwolves star forward, Kevin Garnett,
‎2002
9
How to Have Kick-Ass Ideas: Shake Up Your Business, Shake Up ...
To get there, you need creativityÑyou need some kick-ass ideas. This book is chock-full of practical and inspirational ways to help you jump-start your creativity, identify what you want in life, and then make it happen.
Chris Barez-Brown, 2013
10
Shake-Up Call: The Need to Transform K–12 Classroom Methodology
This book explores ways to shake up classroom methodology in an attempt to shift the cognitive workload and engage students in their own leaming to a greater extent—all within the current reality of the educational system: ' Teachers can get ...
Ron Nash, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAKE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shake up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Will China's Debt Bubble Shake Up Global Economy?
Wells Fargo Securities' Gina Martin Adams and Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Lisa Abramowicz discuss China's debt bubble with Alix Steel on "Bloomberg ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
2
OnePlus will "shake up the industry" on June 1
Whatever it is the company has planned will “shake up the tech industry,” according to a cryptic Tweet. The small Chinese startup already made waves with the ... «TechnoBuffalo, May 15»
3
Major shakeup expected for Defence
A major shake up is on the way for the Department of Defence, after an expert panel found it to be rife with 'waste and inefficiency'. According to News Limited, ... «Sky News Australia, Mar 15»
4
Shake Shack set to shake up Wall Street
Shake Shack is already immensely popular with foodies in Manhattan and Brooklyn. And now it's about to take another part of New York by storm: Wall Street. «CNNMoney, Jan 15»
5
Five effortless ways to shake up your life in 2015
A new year is a great time to shake things up a little and make subtle, more sustainable changes to your lifestyle instead of renovating every facet of yourself. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
6
City to 'shake up' ideas about winter
EDMONTON - It's time for Edmontonians to embrace all four seasons, says Mayor Don Iveson, and they can get a taste for that at the upcoming Winter Shake-Up ... «Edmonton Journal, Jan 15»
7
UF to shake up political landscape, says Kasrils
THE United Front (UF) will help "shake up" the political landscape in the country, former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils said on Monday. "Our country and ... «BDlive, Dec 14»
8
Young lawyers seek to shake up legal profession with mobile apps
He built two apps to speed up how lawyers work with each other and their clients. ... The Shake app comes with contract templates, such as buy/sell agreements, ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»

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