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SHAKEDOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extortion of money (as by blackmail)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shakedown" is a kind of...):
extortion (the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence))
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A very thorough search of a person or a place
Example:
a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shakedown" is a kind of...):
hunt; hunting; search (the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
Example:
the new industry's economic shakedown
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shakedown" is a kind of...):
accommodation; adjustment; fitting (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
Example:
a shakedown cruise
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
shakedown (initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state)
