shake down's Usage Examples:

"Jake Doran ready to shake down the Sydney Thunder".

But she first made two "shake down" "all first class trips", one of a week"s length and the other of a fortnight.

131 Kerr, Patrol boats shake down fuel faults McKenna, Gas risk remains for navy boats Books Heron, Wesley;.

But when he tries to shake down another parlor, he is beaten by a group of Americans led by racketeer Sandy Dawson, who is so intrigued with Eddie's audacity that he later arranges for him to join his gang, a disgruntled group of former American servicemen who have been dishonorably discharged.

origin of "shakedown cruise" comes from the need to settle (or literally shake down) the ballast in the hold of a ship to ensure it is level in the water.

Synonyms:

rattle, thresh, fluff up, plump up, tremor, thrash about, succuss, fan, shake up, convulse, jactitate, move, quake, thrash, sparge, palpitate, concuss, slash, joggle, agitate, jiggle, thresh about, tremble, toss, wiggle,

Antonyms:

stand still, asexual, sexual, femaleness, androgynous,