Press and Shake

Press

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Shake and press are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

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Press and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Press" instead a verb "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

human	human press	human shake
good	good press	good shake
better	better press	better shake
real	real press	real shake
Other adjectives: hard, large, huge, little, quick, extra.

Then there's "Fever mode", a minigame where the player must press the flipper buttons to shake maracas in time with the onscreen action.

Source: Rhythm Game
Cool Starship: The "thoughtplane" is capable of instantaneously traveling to any planet in the universe with the press of a Big Red Button and barely a shake.

Source: Literature / Journey To The Morning Star
One of the homeless tries to Spit Shake with the dwarf running the printing press.

Source: Spit Shake

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