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   shakedown

   /ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/

   noun

   • 1. another term for shake-up
   • 2. a thorough search of a person or place: "bureaucracy and shakedowns by the authorities are a constant hassle"
   • 3. an act of swindling someone or extorting money: "he had served time in federal prison for shakedowns on school construction projects in Alabama"
   • 4. a test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship: "he gave the car its first ever shakedown at Silverstone"
   • 5. a makeshift bed.

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