How words are described
| good | good punch | good shake |
| full | full punch | full shake |
| special | special punch | special shake |
| long | long punch | long shake |
| Other adjectives: short, free, real, hard, serious, huge, little, quick, extra. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Sam is about to punch Ralph, but a clock signals the end of their shift, at which point Sam lets Ralph go, and then they punch out the clock, shake their hands, and go home.
Source: Video Game / Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf - Chowder: Chowder gets some sort of fruit punch from Gazpacho, who warns him NOT to shake it up.
Source: Flashback Fail -
Heroic Second Wind: Incorporated into the gameplay of the Wii title; after a few knockdowns, start mashing 1+ 2 (or shake like crazy) after being hit by a punch that would ordinarily KO Mac instantly.
Source: Video Game / Punch-Out!!
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Shake and Punch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/punch/shake
Punch & Shake. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/punch/shake>.
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