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Definition of
shake out phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
shake out
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
shake something
out
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to open or spread something by shaking, especially so that bits of dirt, dust, etc. come off it
to shake out a duster
See
shake out
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
shake off
phrasal verb
shake on
phrasal verb
shake out
phrasal verb
shakeout
noun
shaker
noun