Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Emotionally upset or excited; shaken.
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- adjective
Upset , having beenscared ,nervous ,alarmed .
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Examples
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And by “shed some light,” I mean “freak us the hell out and make us wonder about this mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world.”
Heene family's TV past: Now, like Balloon Boy, we all want to barf | EW.com 2009
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WSJ: Mr. Icahn shook-up the management of biotechnology company ImClone Systems, leading to its sale.
Biogen Chief Has a Treatment Plan Thomas Gryta 2011
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Favre built his reputation in the wintry weather in Green Bay, winning a playoff game in January 2008 during his last season with the Packers while flakes flew all over and Lambeau Field looked like a shook-up snow globe.
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Favre built his reputation in the wintry weather in Green Bay, winning a playoff game in January 2008 during his last season with the Packers while flakes flew all over and Lambeau Field looked like a shook-up snow globe.
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First, Captain Kangaroo was preempted by coverage of the assassination and my parents were so shook-up that they stood around the televison for what seemed like days on end.
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Favre built his reputation in the wintry weather in Green Bay, winning a playoff game in January 2008 during his last season with the Packers while flakes flew all over and Lambeau Field looked like a shook-up snow globe.
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On top of all this, Microsoft recently shook-up management in its entertainment and devices division, signalling bigger changes could be on the horizon.
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Favre built his reputation in the wintry weather in Green Bay, winning a playoff game in January 2008 during his last season with the Packers while flakes flew all over and Lambeau Field looked like a shook-up snow globe.
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Last week it seemed a given that NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson was headed for an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup championship, but his spin on the third lap of last Sunday's race in Texas shook-up all the leaders 'standings.
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WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday shook-up its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down and an aide taking over President Barack Obama's vaunted ...
Ari Melber: Caught on Tape: Obama Adviser Explains How to Control Media 2009
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