Definitions for shook
ʃʊkshook

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shooknoun

   a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. shooknoun

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shook

   shook, pa.t. of shake.

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. Jimmy Kimmel:

   After you won the game, do you remember what I did? I said ‘good game, thanks’ and I shook your disgusting hand, i didn’t complain that it was rigged, I didn’t ask for a recount on the referee, I didn’t start a conspiracy theory about the basketball having a microchip in it. I brought shame on my family and I embraced it as I always do.

2. Monica Sledge:

   It was just a really loud, deep boom and it shook the windows and I just kind of freaked out, picked up my son and went the opposite direction.

3. Dan Callahan:

   The debate shook things up, but I think it's temporary. He won't get caught flat-footed again.

4. Jonathan Swift:

   Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.

5. Aurea Posso:

   The tent shook really hard but it didn't come down.

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