shake up

Speech parts

1. shake up - Noun

2. shake up - Verb

Meaning

change the arrangement or position of

shock physically

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

make fuller by shaking

the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

organize anew

shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)

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Examples

They want to shake up the world, not make it wiser. Joseph Joubert

Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness. Mason Cooley

We, we - as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market. Richard Branson

New forms of media - first movies, then television, talk radio and now the Internet - tend to challenge traditional codes of conduct. They flout convention, shake up the status quo and sometimes provoke outrage. Willow Bay

The best advice that I can offer is that being proactive and a careful planner is key. Think about the major things that could shake up your financial life, and I'll bet there are some great ways to protect yourself. Alexa Von Tobel

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target. Ann Beattie

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