provoke vs shake

shake vs provoke

provoke is not a noun while shake is a noun.

provoke and shake both are verbs.

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

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

provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
shake: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

Other hyponyms of provoke include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

provoke (noun)	shake (noun)
	a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
	causing to move repeatedly from side to side
	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

provoke (verb)	shake (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for	move with or as if with a tremor
evoke or provoke to appear or occur	undermine or cause to waver
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
annoy continually or chronically	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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