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shake vs pick up

pick up vs shake

shake is a noun but pick up is not a noun.

shake and pick up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shake Yes No Yes No
pick up No No Yes No
As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of shake; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shake:
  • shake: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • pick up: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
shake (noun) pick up (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
shake (verb) pick up (verb)
move with or as if with a tremor gain or regain energy
undermine or cause to waver improve significantly; go from bad to good
bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking lift out or reflect from a background
shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of eat by pecking at, like a bird
move or cause to move back and forth take into custody
shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively take up by hand
move back and forth or sideways fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
get rid of give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
take and lift upward
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
register (perceptual input)
buy casually or spontaneously
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes
Difference between shake and pick up

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