shakedown - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
shakedown
Definition (noun) initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
Example Sentence
the new industry's economic shakedown
Definition (noun) a very thorough search of a person or a place
Example Sentence
a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
Definition (noun) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
Definition (adj) intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
Example Sentence
a shakedown cruise
Word used in video below:
text: ♪ Nothin' shakin'
on Shakedown Street ♪
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