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Shake off

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.

    "The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work."

  2. 2
    to remove wordnet
  3. 3
    To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).

    "Dozens of foreigners have been jailed for child sex crimes or deported to face trial in their home countries since Cambodia launched an anti-pedophilia push in 2003, to try to shake off its reputation as a haven for sex predators."

  4. 4
    get rid of wordnet
  5. 5
    To lose someone who is tracking you.

    "The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off."

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  1. 6
    To rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms

    "I just can't shake off this cold."

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