shake off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
Example Sentences
- "The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work."
- "Dozens of foreigners have been jailed for child sex crimes or deported to face trial in their home countries since Cambodia launched an anti-pedophilia push in 2003, to try to shake off its reputation as a haven for sex predators."
- "The 21st century's spectacular reimagined transport hub "set out to shake off the old image of stations. I think it's successfully done that, and it's great that others are following suit," Spinks continues."
- "The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off."
- "I just can't shake off this cold."