To shake an infant violently, especially when performed by a person who is the primary caregiver of the infant but not the parent; Shaken baby syndrome (SBS).
Mother: "I woke up, went to her crib and shook her to see if she was still breathing".
Friend: "You shook her?!"
Mother: "I didn't nanny shake her! I just shook her enough to rouse her, not give her brain damage."
To ask for a larger bill to be changed into smaller ones.
When handing the waitress a $20 bill, you ask, "Could you shake this up for me, please?"
She brings you a $10 bill, a $5 bill, and 5 $1 bills.
when you forcefully make someone shake your hand for the cameras
the prime minister insisted to do the scomo-shake whilst visiting bushfire victims
A salutation or greeting whereby two gentlemen shake one another’s penises while facing each other.
Those two guys are doing a wang shake!
That Red Bull went right through me, I gotta shake the bird.
A gentle swing of cloth to see if it has a shimmer when worn.
I took the shirt of the hanger at the department store and gave it a little shimmer shake.
When a chick is out in the bush (biking or hiking etc) and needs to pee, then she 'shakes the beaver' to encourage the drip dry process because there's nothing to wipe with
Sorry I took so long, I needed to pee and I had to shake the beaver for a bit because I haven't shaved for a while.