Shook
[ʃʊk]
Definition
(noun.) a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment.
Typed by Ellie--From WordNet
Definition
(imp.) of Shake
(-) of Shake
(-) imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.
(n.) A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form.
(n.) A set of boards for a sugar box.
(n.) The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
(v. t.) To pack, as staves, in a shook.
Typed by Ethan
Definition
pa.t. of shake.
Checked by Jessie
Examples
- Mrs. Reed soon rallied her spirits: she shook me most soundly, she boxed both my ears, and then left me without a word. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Pablo did not answer; he simply shook his head again and nodded toward the door. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I needed no second permission; though I was by this time in such a state of consternation and agitation, that my legs shook under me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She turned white as death; she shook all over; she lost her strength. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She looked at him and shook her head and smiled. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Standing in the mouth of the cave he took off his jacket and shook it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Fanny shook her head. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I shook her loose--the mystery! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mrs. Mann shook her head. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Tarzan shook his head, and an expression of wistful and pathetic longing sobered his laughing eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Pablo shook his head and, seeing Don Pepe looking at him, he shook his head at Don Pepe and showed him the key, holding it up in his hand. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The person of the house shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And any one could see that he shook with fear, and that there broke out upon his lips curious white flakes, like thin snow. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I smiled and shook my head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The priest smiled and blushed and shook his head. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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