Thesaurus: shakedown

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1. n. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose.
2. adj. intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
3. n. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
4. n. a very thorough search of a person or a place
5. n. extortion of money (as by blackmail)
6. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. Sir W. Scott.
7. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor oron chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw forthis purpose. Sir W. Scott.
8. n:100 n. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state n. a very thorough search of a person or a place n. extortion of money (as by blackmail)