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Definition of Shake up
1. Verb. Shock physically. "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
2. Verb. Organize anew. "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
Exact synonyms: Reorganise, Reorganize
Generic synonyms: Organise, Organize
Specialized synonyms: Retool, Revise
Derivative terms: Reorganization, Reorganization, Shake-up, Shakeup
Generic synonyms: Organise, Organize
Specialized synonyms: Retool, Revise
Derivative terms: Reorganization, Reorganization, Shake-up, Shakeup
3. Verb. Shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body).
4. Verb. Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of. "The performance is likely to shake up Sue"; "The civil war shook the country"
Exact synonyms: Excite, Shake, Stimulate, Stir
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Specialized synonyms: Fuel, Arouse, Excite, Sex, Turn On, Wind Up, Affright, Fright, Frighten, Scare, Thrill, Tickle, Vibrate, Invite, Tempt, Elate, Intoxicate, Lift Up, Pick Up, Uplift, Animate, Enliven, Exalt, Inspire, Invigorate, Titillate
Derivative terms: Excitation, Excitement, Stir, Stirrer
Also: Stir Up
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Specialized synonyms: Fuel, Arouse, Excite, Sex, Turn On, Wind Up, Affright, Fright, Frighten, Scare, Thrill, Tickle, Vibrate, Invite, Tempt, Elate, Intoxicate, Lift Up, Pick Up, Uplift, Animate, Enliven, Exalt, Inspire, Invigorate, Titillate
Derivative terms: Excitation, Excitement, Stir, Stirrer
Also: Stir Up
5. Verb. Change the arrangement or position of.
Exact synonyms: Agitate, Commove, Disturb, Raise Up, Stir Up, Vex
Specialized synonyms: Beat, Scramble, Toss, Rile, Roil, Poke
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Specialized synonyms: Beat, Scramble, Toss, Rile, Roil, Poke
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
6. Verb. Make fuller by shaking. "Fluff up the pillows"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shake Up
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