- extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- a thorough search: a shakedown of prison cells to uncover hidden drugs.
- a bed, as of straw or blankets, spread on the floor.
- any makeshift bed.
- the act or process of shaking down.
- a cruise or flight intended to prepare a new vessel or aircraft for regular service by accustoming the crew to its features and peculiarities, breaking in and adjusting machinery, etc.
- to fall or settle or cause to fall or settle by shaking
- to extort money from, esp by blackmail or threats of violence
- to search thoroughly
- to submit (a vessel, etc) to a shakedown test
- to go to bed, esp to a makeshift bed
- (of a person, animal, etc) to settle down
- a swindle or act of extortion
- a thorough search
- a makeshift bed, esp of straw, blankets, etc
- informal, mainly US
- a voyage to test the performance of a ship or aircraft or to familiarize the crew with their duties
- (as modifier)
