adj
Meaning 1
Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Standard Lemma guide
shook
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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sho͝ok
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Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ʃʊk/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ʃɵk/
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ʃʉk/
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/ʃuːk/ Northern England, declining
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rhymes with -ʊk
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homophone: shuck (some accents without the foot-strut split)
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CMU ARPABET: SH UH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Emotionally upset or disturbed; scared.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Examples
- Crystal was shook when Mr. Wu discovered she was shopping online for panties and bras to pass the time in class.
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 7
simple past of shake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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verb
Meaning 8
past participle of shake
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, informal, participle, past
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noun
Meaning 9
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: barrel, cask
History
Etymology
Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).