to become familiar with a new job or place to live
to become organized after a period of confused preparation
to get money from someone by threatening them
to search a person or a place very carefully
to sleep somewhere such as on the floor or in a chair instead of in a bed
to test something new, for example a system, vehicle, or machine, in a situation similar to the situation that it will be used in
Sometimes you snore so loud that the sound alone could shake down a stone fortress.
There was talk of strolling around the yard to shake down the carbohydrates but nobody cared to set the example.
el4`Jason's having a milk shake down below,' said Homer.
shakes down
shaking down
shook down
shaken down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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