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shook.

A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃʊk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ʃɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ʃʉk/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃuːk/

  1. A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

  2. The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

Where this word comes from

Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).

verb/ʃʊk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ʃɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ʃʉk/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃuːk/

  1. To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.

Where this word comes from

Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).

adj/ʃʊk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ʃɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ʃʉk/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃuːk/

  1. Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.

    slang

  2. Emotionally upset or disturbed; scared.

    slang
    Crystal was shook when Mr. Wu discovered she was shopping online for panties and bras to pass the time in class.
verb/ʃʊk/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ʃɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ʃʉk/Northern-Ireland, Scotland/ʃuːk/

  1. simple past of shake.

    form-of · past

  2. past participle of shake

    form-of · informal · participle · past
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