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# shook

verb (past tense of shake: shake, shakes, shook, shaken, shaking); adjective (shook — slang, US)

«shook» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Moved something quickly up and down or side to side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#m1)
2. Trembled, as with fear or cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#m2)
3. Upset or shocked someone: the news shook us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#m3)
4. Shook hands: took someone's hand to greet them or agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#m4)
5. Shook his head: moved the head side to side to say no. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#m5)
6. (slang, US) Shook: scared or upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#m6)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows feelings: hands shook with fear, a voice shook. In science it describes earthquakes (the ground shook) and mixing (shook the bottle). In everyday manners people shook hands. Phrases: shook hands, shook his head, shook with laughter, shook off a cold.

### Examples

- She shook the bottle before pouring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x1)
- The ground shook during the earthquake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x2)
- He shook his head: «No, thank you.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x3)
- They shook hands after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x4)
- My hands shook before my speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x5)
- The bad news shook the whole school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x6)
- (slang) That horror film had me shook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x7)
- The dog shook itself dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x8)
- But the raven shook his head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/#x9)

### Note

Irregular verb: shake, shook, shaken. Say «I have shaken», not «I have shook» (that is non-standard). Shook as an adjective («I'm shook») is slang.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories it shows feelings: hands shook with fear, a voice shook. In science it describes earthquakes (the ground shook) and mixing (shook the bottle). In everyday manners people shook hands. Phrases: shook hands, shook his head, shook with laughter, shook off a cold.

### Examples

- The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook. (Writings PSA.77.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shook/#x1)

### Note

Irregular verb: shake, shook, shaken. Say «I have shaken», not «I have shook» (that is non-standard). Shook as an adjective («I'm shook») is slang.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shook» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shook/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shook» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shook.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «shook» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shook/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shook» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shook.html) on Mova free.