SHOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shook mean? 

• SHOOK (noun)
  The noun SHOOK has 1 sense:

1. a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

  Familiarity information: SHOOK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shook" is a kind of...):

barrel; cask (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)

 Context examples 

Holmes smiled and shook his head.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He shook hands eagerly with Sherlock Holmes, and his dark eyes sparkled with pleasure when he understood that the specialist was anxious to hear his story.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But Holmes shook his head gravely.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Again he shook his head sadly.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The girls couldn't help laughing, and felt better for it, though Meg shook her head at the young lady who could find consolation in a sugar bowl.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Still his wife sighed, shook her head sorrowfully, and stitched on.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But the Monkey King shook his head.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Each of them shook me solemnly by the hand.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The tray shook as I held it; the water spilt from the glass; my heart struck my ribs loud and fast.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

He shook his head. "Nay, there be nothing there," he said. "The way is clear."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)