Definitions for quake
kweɪkquake

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1. earthquake, quake, temblor, seismverb

   shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

2. quiver, quake, palpitateverb

   shake with fast, tremulous movements

   "His nostrils palpitated"

3. tremor, quakeverb

   shake with seismic vibrations

   "The earth was quaking"

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1. Quakenoun

   An earthquake.

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1. quakenoun

   A trembling or shaking.

   We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.

   Etymology: From quaken, from cwacian, from kwakōnan, from gʷog-, related to cweccan (see quitch), kwakkelje, kwakkelen, Quackelei, kvakle, vexo, bogadh.

2. quakenoun

   An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.

   California is plagued by quakes, there are a few minor ones almost every month.

   Etymology: From quaken, from cwacian, from kwakōnan, from gʷog-, related to cweccan (see quitch), kwakkelje, kwakkelen, Quackelei, kvakle, vexo, bogadh.

3. quakeverb

   To tremble or shake.

   I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet

   Etymology: From quaken, from cwacian, from kwakōnan, from gʷog-, related to cweccan (see quitch), kwakkelje, kwakkelen, Quackelei, kvakle, vexo, bogadh.

4. quakeverb

   To tremble or shake with fear.

   When the bad-guy suddenly appeared on screen, I quaked uncontrollably

   Etymology: From quaken, from cwacian, from kwakōnan, from gʷog-, related to cweccan (see quitch), kwakkelje, kwakkelen, Quackelei, kvakle, vexo, bogadh.

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1. Quakeverb

   to be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble

   Etymology: [Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See Quake, v. t.]

2. Quakeverb

   to shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake

   Etymology: [Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See Quake, v. t.]

3. Quakeverb

   to cause to quake

   Etymology: [Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See Quake, v. t.]

4. Quakenoun

   a tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering

   Etymology: [Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See Quake, v. t.]

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1. Quake

   Quake is a first person shooter that was released by id Software in 1996 and the first game in the popular Quake series of video games. In the game, players must find their way out of various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of guns. The successor to id's Doom series, Quake built upon the technology and gameplay of its predecessor in many ways. Unlike the Doom engine before it, the Quake engine offered full real-time 3D rendering and early support for 3D acceleration through OpenGL. After Doom helped popularize multiplayer deathmatches, Quake added various multiplayer options. Online multiplayer became increasingly common, with the QuakeWorld update and software such as QuakeSpy making the process of finding and playing against other competitors on the Internet far easier and more reliable. Various multiplayer mods were developed including Team Fortress and Capture the flag. The game received much acclaim on release and its commercial success led to several sequels, starting with Quake II, which abandoned the gothic stylings of the original for a science fiction theme. Since then, many bands such as "Quake" from Illinois, have decided to use the video game as a title for their band. Because of this, Quake has since been recognized as one of the greatest achievements of the video game industry, influencing games that came after it, as well as the artforms of user mods and machinima.

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1. Quake

   kwāk, v.i. to tremble, esp. with cold or fear: to tremble from want of firmness.—v.t. to cause to tremble:—pr.p. quā′king; pa.t. and pa.p. quāked.—n. a shake: a shudder.—ns. Quā′kiness; Quā′king; Quā′king-grass, a native grass of the genus Briza, so called from the tremulous motion of its spikelets.—adv. Quā′kingly.—adj. Quā′ky, shaky. [A.S. cwacian; perh. allied to quick.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quake in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of quake in a Sentence

1. Binay Pandey:

   The new waves of patients are those who survived the quake, but are sick because they were living in the open and drinking contaminated water.

2. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho:

   We can easily forget. After the quake in Aceh we wanted to do everything, but by 2015 we don't have money allocated (to fix the buoys), most of (the buoys) were broken by vandalism.

3. Eric Garcetti:

   I don’t think that ‘Night at the Museum’ was an accurate depiction of what happens when the lights go down at the Museum of Natural History, but it still could get people excited about history, i hope ‘San Andreas’ will be a good popcorn thriller that awakens people about the importance of getting prepared for the big quake that is long overdue to happen.

4. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti:

   We shouldn't just do things that get us to the next job, we should do things that, long after people remember our names, they say thank God somebody said this building need to be strengthened. We survived that quake.

5. Orla Fagan:

   It was very, very scary, the quake was so powerful you couldn't move if you wanted to.

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