Dictionary Check: shakedown
"shakedown" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
Example:
"a shakedown cruise"
noun
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
Example:
"the new industry's economic shakedown"
noun
a very thorough search of a person or a place
Example:
"a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
noun
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
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