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Definition of Shake down
1. Verb. (transitive) To cause something to fall by shaking it, or something it is attached down. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To shake someone so money falls from their pockets. ¹
3. Verb. (by extension) To get money from someone using threats. ¹
4. Verb. To search exhaustively. ¹
5. Verb. To subject something to a shakedown test. ¹
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¹ Source: wiktionary.com