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Meaning of shake up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To agitate by shaking.
    transitive
  2. To restore to its original shape by shaking.
    transitive
  3. To upset or distress (a person).
    idiomatic, informal, transitive
  4. To reorganize, to make reforms in.
    informal, transitive

Equivalents

العربية نضض
Български друсам
Català reformar
Deutsch aufmischen aufrütteln aufschütteln aufschütteln aus den Fugen bringen aus der Fassung bringen durcheinander wirbeln durchschütteln Erschüttern erschüttern schütteln tiefgreifend verändern umhauen Umkrempeln völlig durcheinanderbringen von Grund auf ändern
Español reformar reorganizar
Suomi järkyttää ravistaa
Français reformer réorganiser
Italiano riformare riorganizzare stressare
日本語 動揺する 振る
Latina exagito suscito
Português reformar reorganizar
Svenska rumstera skaka om

Examples

“If you shake up a can of cola and then open it, you get an explosion.”
“Seeing the car accident really shook her up.”
“The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shaked shakes shakes a leg shakes down shakes hands shakes in one's boots

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