shake-off

1 of 2

noun

plural -s

: an act or instance of getting rid of what is unpleasant, undesirable, or unwanted

shake off

2 of 2

transitive verb

of a baseball pitcher

: to express disagreement with (as a catcher's sign) by a negative gesture

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from the phrase shake off

Transitive verb

shake entry 1 + off, adverb

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