Shake and Weasel

Shake

Shake verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot

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

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

Weasel verb - To avoid giving a definite answer or position.

Usage example: the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal

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Shake and weasel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Weasel".

good	good shake	good weasel
short	short shake	short weasel
free	free shake	free weasel
obvious	obvious shake	obvious weasel
Other adjectives: real, little, giant.

When they try to shake down Weasel at his bar:Weasel: You don't want any clothes that are not monochromatic?

Source: Film / Deadpool
Everyone Is Armed: When Francis and Angel Dust burst into Weasel's bar to shake him down for intel on Wade.

Source: Film / Deadpool
In Deadpool, when Francis and Angel Dust burst into Weasel's bar to shake him down for intel on Wade.

Source: Everyone Is Armed

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