verb

• (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  "The earthquake shook the building."
• (transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
  "Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”."
• (transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
  "to shake fruit down from a tree"
• (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
  "Her father’s death shook her terribly."

noun

• (usually in the plural) A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.
  "And when the princely Perſean Diadem, Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:"
• (usually preceded by definite article) A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.
  "The snake did the frug, the monkey did the shake. The crowd, mostly young couples, tourists and kids, loved it."
• (US, slang, uncountable) An adulterant added to cocaine powder.
  "[…] most suppliers will allow up to 120 grams of shake to a kilo, or 12 percent; kilo-level buyers are usually unhappy if they find more."
• (building material) A thin shingle.