shaken down

verb

Definition of shaken downnext
past participle of shake down
as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken down
  1. plucked
  2. done
  3. beat
  4. beaten
  5. cheated
  6. bled
Verb
  • Water lily plucked from the Dior garden helps purify the skin of impurities, including heavy metals.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The sound is often described as similar to a string being plucked on a violin.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • In other words, what Team Xi has done to date isn’t gaining the traction economists hoped.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Some tasks are highly complex but need to be done quickly, while others take much longer to develop and execute, requiring strategic foresight and long-term planning.
    Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of done
Verb
  • Hunter Coleman, Menlo School water polo: Coleman, a freshman, scored six goals, stole five passes and drew three exclusions as Menlo beat Santa Cruz 16-6 in the CCS quarterfinals.
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The Smash’s men beat the Nitro’s men in three sets, and the women’s match between those two teams was set to begin at press time.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of beat
Verb
  • But Fox scored twice in the second half and Creek beat Grandview for the second time in three weeks.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Also for the second time this season, Ralston Valley (10-1) roared back to beat its rivals as junior QB Zeke Andrews ran in three touchdowns to secure the program’s third straight 10-win season and fourth consecutive quarterfinal bid.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • The company has repeatedly sparred in court with former executives, including a 2017 suit in which longtime executive Sharon Ford claimed that the company had cheated her out of a $1 million bonus.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These frustrations can be best summarized as the distinct feeling that guests are being cheated.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • Spiritualism’s progressive view of the beyond bled into adherents’ outlook on the earthly world and their politics.
    Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made by History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The hit to shares bled into other chip stocks, with Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom all dropping after the report was released.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of bled
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