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shakedown

N การข่มขู่  การ กรรโชก  blackmail kan-kom-ku

 

shakedown

N การ ค้น อย่างละเอียด  kan-kon-yang-la-iad

 

shakedown

N การทดลอง บิน  การทดลอง แล่น เรือ  kan-tod-long-bin

 

shakedown

N ที่นอน ชั่วคราว  เตียงนอน ชั่วคราว  ti-non-chue-kao

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHAKEDOWN

SHAKEDOWN Shake "down `, n.

 

Defn: A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. Sir W. Scott.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shakedown

shake down |ˈSHākˌdoun ˈʃeɪkˌdaʊn | ▶noun informal 1 a radical change or restructuring, particularly in a hierarchical organization or group: the shakedown of the Bank of England in the fall of 1992. • a thorough search of a person or place: harassment and shakedowns by persons in police uniforms. • a swindle; a piece of extortion: he wants to eliminate bribery, shakedowns, and bid-rigging in New York City's construction industry. • a test of a new product or model, esp. a vehicle or ship: the high-orbit shakedown of the lunar module had its merits | [ as modifier ] : the software is expected to enter its final shakedown phase by the middle of September. 2 a makeshift bed.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shakedown

shake |down |ˈʃeɪkdaʊn | ▶noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. 1 another term for shake-up. 2 a thorough search of a person or place. 3 an act of swindling someone or extorting money. 4 a test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship. 5 a makeshift bed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shakedown

sh á ke d ò wn 名詞 C 1 ｟米俗 ｠ゆすり, たかり .2 ｟米俗 ｠ならし運転 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗ならし運転の .3 ｟米 ｠しらみつぶしの捜索 [検査 ].4 ｟英 くだけて ｠仮の寝床 .