shake up meaning and definition

SHAKE UP verb

Definition of shake up (verb)

1. shock physically
   • "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
   • synonyms: bump around, jar
2. organize anew
   • "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
   • synonyms: reorganise, reorganize
3. shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
   • synonyms: succuss
4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
   • "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
   • synonyms: excite, shake, stimulate, stir
5. change the arrangement or position of
   • synonyms: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, stir up, vex
6. make fuller by shaking
   • "fluff up the pillows"
   • synonyms: fluff up, plump up