shake up
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(verb) shock physically; "George was shaken up in the Tech game" |
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Synonyms: bump around, jar |
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Related Words: displace, move |
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(verb) organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under" |
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Synonyms: reorganize |
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Related Words: organize, retool, revise |
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(verb) make fuller by shaking; as of pillows |
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Synonyms: fluff up, plump up |
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Related Words: agitate, shake |
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(verb) as of senses or emotions; "These stories shook the community" |
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Synonyms: excite, shake, stimulate, stir |
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Related Words: affright, animate, arouse, arouse, elate, elicit, enkindle, enliven, evoke, exalt, excite, fire, fright, frighten, fuel, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, invite, kindle, lift up, pick up, provoke, raise, scare, sex, tempt, thrill, tickle, titillate, turn on, uplift, wind up |
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(verb) change the arrangement or position of |
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Synonyms: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, stir up |
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Related Words: displace, move, rile, roil, stir, toss |
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