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Everyone realized I was the innocent victim of a shakedown.
Anthony Anderson

Meaning of "shakedown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAKEDOWN

shakedown  [ˈʃeɪkdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAKEDOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shakedown is 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.

WHAT DOES SHAKEDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shakedown

Shakedown may refer to: ▪ Shakedown, a type of plastic deformation ▪ Shakedown 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 ▪ Similar to raid, a colloquial term for a mostly spontaneous and particularly intensive inspection inside a prison, where an inmate is searched for contraband including clothing, body and cell.

Definition of shakedown in the English dictionary

The definition of shakedown in the dictionary is if an organization or system is given a shakedown, it is thoroughly reorganized in order to make it more efficient. Other definition of shakedown is a shakedown of a boat, plane, or car is its final test before it starts to be used.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHAKEDOWN


breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
crackdown
ˈkrækdaʊn
down
daʊn
knockdown
ˈnɒkdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
put-down
ˈpʊtdaʊn
run-down
ˌrʌnˈdaʊn
rundown
ˈrʌndaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
sit-down
ˈsɪtdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
takedown
ˈteɪkdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn
upside-down
ˌʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAKEDOWN

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 up
shake-out
shake-up
shakeable
shaken
shaken baby syndrome
shaker
Shakers
Shakespeare
Shakespearean
Shakespearean sonnet
Shakespeareana
Shakespearian
shakeup

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAKEDOWN

back down
bouncedown
break down
comedown
facedown
get down
go down
hoedown
hold down
low-down
pastedown
phasedown
ride down
sit down
thistledown
tumbledown
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of shakedown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shakedown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAKEDOWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

勒索
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shakedown
570 millions of speakers

English

shakedown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तलाशी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الابتزاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приспособляемости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shakedown
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shakedown
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extorsion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shakedown
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Razzia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シェイクダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성능 시험
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tìm được chổ ở tạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலுக்கியதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॅकडाउन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şantaj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shakedown
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Shakedown
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пристосовності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Shakedown
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shakedown
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kermisbed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shakedown
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shakedown
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shakedown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKEDOWN»

The term «shakedown» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.877 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKEDOWN» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SHAKEDOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shakedown.
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Anthony Anderson
Everyone realized I was the innocent victim of a shakedown.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAKEDOWN»

Discover the use of shakedown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shakedown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy Against the American ...
In Shakedown, Mr. Malanga shows how this machine's single-minded goal is always bigger government and more public spending. The bill, he says, is now coming due for the relentless rise of this new political powerhouse.
Steven Malanga, 2010
2
Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson
Shakedown
Kenneth R. Timmerman, 2013
3
Shakedown
Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends.
Don DeBrandt, 2001
4
Shakedown
Eddie Sands, ex-cop and ex-con, and a shakedown artist, is in love with another con artist supreme. He sets off a chain of events that catches the attention of FBI agent John Novak, a disillusioned law officer with bulldog tenacity.
Gerald Petievich, 1988
5
Shakedown: How Corporations, Government, and Trial Lawyers ...
The author reveals how the U.S. government manages to "fleece" major corporations by suing them for the damage they cause to society as a whole, discussing current campaigns against the alcohol and fast-food industries.
Robert A. Levy, 2004
6
Shakedown: Australia's Grab for Timor Oil
This is the inside story of Australia's attempts to bully East Timor out of a promising future in the Timor Sea oil dispute.
Paul Cleary, 2007
7
Motor City Shakedown
Detroit, 1911.
D. E. Johnson, 2011
8
Shakedown
In this page-turning thriller by the "USA Today" bestselling author of "Deadlocked," the lives of three people collide during a mass murder investigation led by a troubled Kansas City special agent. Original.
Joel Goldman, 2011
9
Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in ...
Winner of the Writer's Trust of Canada / Samara's - Best Canadian Political Book of the Last 25 Years Part memoir, part investigative journalism, this is a shocking and controversial look at the corruption of Canada’s human rights ...
Ezra Levant, 2009
10
Shakedown: Freddy Otash Confesses
James Ellroy is an American original of the most profane order.
James Ellroy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAKEDOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shakedown is used in the context of the following news items.
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WRC Rally Poland: Citroen's Kris Meeke crashes heavily on …
Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle, both of whom were uninjured in the accident, were using the shakedown stage as their pre-event test in an effort to find the ... «autosport.com, Jul 15»
2
No 'shakedown' cruise for the M/S Mount Washington again this year
LACONIA — For the second straight year, a long and cold winter has led to a decision not to hold the traditional "shakedown cruise" of the M/S Mount ... «The Union Leader, Apr 15»
3
Weapons seized in prison shakedowns
Corrections officials conducted a shakedown Wednesday at the Marshall County Correctional Facility, seizing weapons, cellphones and other contraband at the ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Mar 15»
4
Miss. prison shakedown finds variety of contraband items
JACKSON – A shakedown at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility brought to light a variety of contraband items, such as cell phones and shanks. «CorrectionsOne, Feb 15»
5
Sharpton Inc.: Civil Rights Leader Accused Of Making Money …
In a typical Sharpton shakedown, companies pay Sharpton to not protest and to not boycott their products. With his influence in the black community, ... «Daily Caller, Jan 15»
6
David Fincher & James Ellroy Developing 1950s Los Angeles …
Written by Ellroy, Shakedown, now in development, is set in the tabloid world and the underbelly of Los Angeles in the 1950s and centers on a real-life private ... «Deadline.com, Dec 14»
7
Bangkok tourists caught up in shakedown
Bangkok: Foreign tourists are calling it the shakedown. A growing number are being stopped, searched and harassed in the main tourist precinct of the Thai ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
8
Inmate threat leads to shakedown at Jennings County Jail
The shakedown was prompted when corrections officers noticed something strange at the jail on Wednesday night. During a briefing, officers learned the ... «WDRB, Sep 14»
9
Formula E Beijing: Friday shakedown test added
The inaugural weekend of the new Formula E Championship in Beijing will begin early with a short shakedown session on Friday. The organisers have ... «autosport.com, Sep 14»
10
Kudlow: The Obama bank shakedown
The $16.65 billion settlement by Bank of America over financial-crisis-era mortgage securities "highlights a pattern of the government extorting the banks," Dick ... «CNBC, Aug 14»

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