shake up

Questions about shake up

What does shake up mean?

shake up means "shock physically". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for shake up?

Close synonyms include jar, bump around, reorganize, reorganise, succuss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shake up a common word?

shake up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.