1. shake down - Noun
2. shake down - Verb
(transitive) To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
shake down apples from an apple tree.
(transitive) To shake someone so money falls from their pockets. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(slang, transitive, by extension) To extort money from (someone) by means of threats.
(slang, transitive) To search exhaustively.
To subject something to a shakedown test.
shake-down (plural shake-downs)
Alternative spelling of shakedown
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A federal jury also convicted him of charges he tried to shake down a racetrack owner, a tollway construction company executive, and the CEO of a children’s hospital; and for lying to the feds to cover it all up. Source: Internet
A street gang tried to shake down a city by threatening the population through inaction to prove they were invaluable. Source: Internet
CNN's sources say that Rood objected to President Donald Trump's efforts to shake down the Ukrainian government to get it to announce an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden. Source: Internet
He was convicted of trying to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat as well as trying to shake down a children’s hospital. Source: Internet
Many employers may be reluctant to associate their companies with a disgraced politician whose convictions included trying to shake down the CEO of a children’s hospital. Source: Internet