Definitions For Shakedown
noun
- Extortion of money (as by blackmail)
- A very thorough search of a person or a place
- Initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- The act of taking something (such as money) from someone by using threats or deception
- A thorough search of something
- A thorough test of a new ship, airplane, etc., in order to make sure there are no problems or defects
adjective
- Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
Is Shakedown a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
20
The word Shakedown is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Shakedown in a Sentence
- He was the victim of a shakedown by a street gang.
- The guards conducted a shakedown of the prisoners' cells to look for weapons.
- They're putting the system through a shakedown.
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