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shake up

Dictionary definition · shake up

verb

  1. shock physically"Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
  2. organize anew"We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
  3. shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
  4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of"These stories shook the community"
  5. change the arrangement or position of
  6. make fuller by shaking"fluff up the pillows"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).