shake out (English, verb)
expansion: shake out (third-person singular simple present shakes out, present participle shaking out, simple past shook out, past participle shaken out)
Senses:
glosses: To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.
tags: also
figuratively
transitive
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To unfurl a reef from a sail
tags: transitive
glosses: To result or transpire.
tags: idiomatic
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To shake one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.
Forms:
form: shakes out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shaking out
tags: participle
present
form: shook out
tags: past
form: shaken out
tags: participle
past