Shake and Wash

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

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

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

Wash verb - To cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly.

Usage example: she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in

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Shake and wash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Wash".

Nearby Words: washed, washing, washer, washroom, washable

human	human shake	human wash
good	good shake	good wash
free	free shake	free wash
real	real shake	real wash
Other adjectives: slight, giant, sexy.

man	shake man	wash man
body	shake body	wash body
house	shake house	wash house
hand	shake hand	wash hand
Other words: hair, head, hands, windows.

Hilariously parodied in Firefly, when Wash flies Serenity through a canyon in an attempt to shake off a pursuer...who simply flies above the canyon.

Source: Airstrike Impossible

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