# shakedown

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/ · frequency rank #44,481

## Definitions
1. Extortion, especially through blackmail
2. A thorough search; a frisk
3. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.
4. An improvised bed.

## Etymology
Deverbal from shake down. An improvised bed would originally have been made by shaking down straw.

## Common misspellings (14)
`hsakedown`, `sahkedown`, `shaekdown`, `shakdeown`, `shakeddown`, `shakedonw`, `shakedownn`, `shakedowwn`, `shakedwon`, `shakeodwn`, `shakkedown`, `shhakedown`, `shkaedown`, `sshakedown`

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