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intransitive verb
Date: 1982
to prove to be in the end ; turn out <wait to see how things shake out>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shake out
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shake-out — shake outs N COUNT: usu sing A shake out is a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs. [JOURNALISM] This should be the year of a big… … English dictionary
shake|out — «SHAYK OWT», noun. Informal. 1. a) a recession in a particular type of business, industry, trade, or other area of the economy, especially when accompanied by a disappearance of small competitor, marginal enterprises, and the like: »A shakeout… … Useful english dictionary
shake-out — noun count INFORMAL a major change in an industry that causes some companies to close or a lot of people to lose their jobs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shake out — To empty mail from sacks and pouches … Glossary of postal terms
shake out — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English shaken out to remove with or as if with a shake, from shaken to shake + out, adverb 1. : to let out with or as if with a shake took that whip from his saddle horn and shook it out H.G.Evarts 2. : to driv … Useful english dictionary
shake out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shake out : present tense I/you/we/they shake out he/she/it shakes out present participle shaking out past tense shook out past participle shaken out shake something outshake something out of something to… … English dictionary
shake out — PHRASAL VERB If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust. → See also shake out [V P n (not pron)] While the… … English dictionary
shake out — UK US shake out Phrasal Verb with shake({{}}/ʃeɪk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► if an organization or situation shakes out, it begins to work normally after a period of change or confusion: »A lot depends on how the new structure shakes out. »We don t… … Financial and business terms
shake-out — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shake out : singular shake out plural shake outs informal a major change in an industry that causes some companies to close or a lot of people to lose their jobs … English dictionary
shake-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: shake out 1. : an act or process of shaking out 2. a. : severe liquidation in a market at declining prices usually with much forced or frightened selling b. : a moderate … Useful english dictionary
