What does shake up mean?
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shake up
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word shake up.
Princeton's WordNet
reorganization, reorganisation, shake-up, shakeupverb
the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
"a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"
jar, shake up, bump aroundverb
shock physically
"Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
reorganize, reorganise, shake upverb
organize anew
"We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
succuss, shake upverb
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stirverb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise upverb
change the arrangement or position of
fluff up, plump up, shake upverb
make fuller by shaking
"fluff up the pillows"
Wiktionary
shake upverb
To agitate by shaking.
shake upverb
To reorganize, to make reforms in.
ChatGPT
shake up
A shake up generally refers to a drastic reorganization or restructuring of a system, organization or group. It usually involves significant changes like job cuts, division merges or alterations in the chain of command in order to improve efficiency, productivity or outcomes. It can also be used metaphorically in other contexts to denote a significant change or disturbance in normal routine or situation.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shake up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shake up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of shake up in a Sentence
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich:
Serving notice that we are not trapped by large contractors with big armies of lobbyists is going to shake up Washington as much as any single thing you can do.
It would remind people that they can mobilise and protest, and that could shake up the ruling alliance.
Most Democrats in the district may not dislike Pelosi, per se, but would like to shake up the status quo.
It's the people...saying 'I want to shake up the government's drowsiness and change it,'.
I think (the seeds going out) it's way more positive than negative for women's tennis, i hope that men's tennis goes that way where we see more upsets. It's great to follow Federer and Nadal, but I think 16 seeds would shake up the men's draw.
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