# shake down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
2. To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
3. To extort money from (someone) by means of threats.
4. To search exhaustively.
5. To subject something to a shakedown test.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shake-down