shook

¹

[ shook ]

verb

1. simple past tense of shake.
2. Nonstandard. a past participle of shake.

adjective

1. Also shook up. Slang. strongly affected by an event, circumstance, etc.; emotionally unsettled:

   She was so shook she couldn't speak.

shook

²

[ shook ]

noun

1. a set of staves and headings sufficient for one hogshead, barrel, or the like.
2. a set of the parts of a box, piece of furniture, or the like, ready to be put together.
3. a shock of sheaves or the like.

shook

¹

/ ʃʊk /

verb

1. the past tense of shake

adjective

1. informal.
   keen on; enthusiastic about

shook

²

/ ʃʊk /

noun

1. (in timber working) a set of parts ready for assembly, esp of a barrel
2. a group of sheaves piled together on end; shock

Word History and Origins

Origin of shook¹

First recorded in 1890–95, for the adjective

Origin of shook²

First recorded in 1760–70; short for shook cask, variant of shaken cask, one dismounted for shipment

Word History and Origins

Origin of shook¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump made his “victorious” return to the White House and shook hands with President Joe Biden.

From Salon

And when a teammate shook open, he found him.

From Los Angeles Times

The two men sat in the Oval Office and shook hands, a somewhat disorienting image given their history of volatile public feuds.

From Salon

A massive landslide in a Greenland fjord triggered a wave that “shook the Earth” for nine days.

From BBC

In a matchup between the top two seeds that was filled with drama and excitement, Cook shook off a first-half interception to hit Laina Yasumura in the end zone on fourth and goal from the five-yard line to put her team ahead 13-12 with 9:25 left.

From Los Angeles Times

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