acknowledgment vs shake

shake vs acknowledgment

acknowledgment and shake both are nouns.

acknowledgment is not a verb while shake is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No
shake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shake is a hyponym of acknowledgment; that is, shake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acknowledgment:

acknowledgment: a statement acknowledging something or someone
shake: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

Other hyponyms of acknowledgment include credits, receipt, farewell, word of farewell, greeting, salutation, aloha, ciao, handclasp, handshake, handshaking, apology, mea culpa, commiseration, condolence, declination, regrets, admission, thanks, best wishes.

acknowledgment (noun)	shake (noun)
a statement acknowledging something or someone	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	causing to move repeatedly from side to side
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged	grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
	a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
	frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
	building material used as siding or roofing

acknowledgment (verb)	shake (verb)
	move with or as if with a tremor
	undermine or cause to waver
	bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
	shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
	move or cause to move back and forth
	shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
	move back and forth or sideways
	get rid of

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