Definitions for SHOOK
ʃʊkshook

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shooknoun

   a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. shooknoun

   A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shookthe preterite and in poetry participle passive of

   Taxallan shock by Montezuma’s pow’rs,
   Has, to resist his forces, call’d in ours. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shook

   "Shook" is a term that is commonly used in informal or slang language. It usually refers to a strong emotional response such as shock, surprise, fear, or excitement. This term is often used when someone is taken aback or profoundly moved by certain events, revelations, or experiences. The term originates from the past participle of "shake," indicating a state of being unsettled or upset.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Shook

   of Shake

2. Shook

   of Shake

3. Shook

   imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake

4. Shooknoun

   a set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form

5. Shooknoun

   a set of boards for a sugar box

6. Shooknoun

   the parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together

7. Shookverb

   to pack, as staves, in a shook

8. Etymology: [Cf. Shock a bundle of sheaves.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shook

   shook, pa.t. of shake.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHOOK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shook is ranked #2262 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shook surname appeared 16,070 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Shook.
   
   94.5% or 15,186 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 284 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 259 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 138 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 112 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 92 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Barrel

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SHOOK' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1887

Anagrams for SHOOK »

1. hooks

How to pronounce SHOOK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SHOOK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHOOK in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHOOK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SHOOK in a Sentence

1. Ashley Burgdorf:

   I asked them if everything is okay, anything we can do, and he seemed really shook up, he said that the boy just came out and shot himself, from what I understand. And he was trying to help him and he was really flustered, like he was really shook up about it.

2. The Nozell sisters:

   We went to the event ... and (as she) shook some hands, my mom and I were freaking out, and we thought we had to get this.

3. Bassist Matt McJunkins:

   The gunfire got closer. It went on for, you know, ten, fifteen minutes, it just didn't stop. And then it would stop and there was this sense of relief and then it would start up again. and then there was an explosion that just shook the whole room, probably the whole building.

4. Bane Fakih:

   I was on the veranda when the entire neighborhood shook left and right, it was very intense. I've never felt fear like this.

5. Ruby Hubbard:

   Oh it shook my whole house and rattled the windows. I knew something had happened because we don’t have explosions like that down here. It was a loud explosion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SHOOK
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shook
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SHOOK
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SHOOK
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SHOOK
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html