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Thesaurus > Related Words: shakedown

Words related to shakedown
Definition:
  • extortion of money (as by blackmail);
  • a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs";
  • initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry''s economic shakedown";
  • intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise";

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