(v): move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
(v): move with or as if with a tremor
(v): move in an uncontrolled manner
(v): shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
(v): shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
(v): move back and forth or sideways
(v): move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
(v): undermine or cause to waver
(v): lessen the strength of
(v): stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
(v): call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
(v): get rid of
(v): run away from confinement
(v): bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
(v): show, express or direct through movement
(n): building material used as siding or roofing
(n): material used for constructing buildings
(n): frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
(n): a single serving of a beverage
(n): a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
(n): a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
(n): grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
(n): a statement acknowledging something or someone
(n): a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
(n): an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
(n): causing to move repeatedly from side to side
(n): the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
In nuclear engineering and astrophysics contexts, one shake (from "two shakes of a lamb's tail") equals 10 nanoseconds.
Cedar shakes look similar to cedar shingles; however, the shakes are split rather than sawn.