SHAKEDOWN
shakedown
(adjective) intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; “a shakedown cruise”
shakedown
(noun) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
shakedown
(noun) a very thorough search of a person or a place; “a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs”
shakedown
(noun) initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; “the new industry’s economic shakedown”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shakedown (plural shakedowns)
(slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
An improvised bed.
Adjective
shakedown
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
Anagrams
• hawknosed
Source: Wiktionary
Shake"down`, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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