shake-off

noun
plural -s

Definition of shake-off

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: an act or instance of getting rid of what is unpleasant, undesirable, or unwanted

shake off

transitive verb

Definition of shake off (Entry 2 of 2)

of a baseball pitcher
: to express disagreement with (as a catcher's sign) by a negative gesture

History and Etymology for shake-off

Noun

from the phrase shake off

Transitive verb

shake entry 1 + off, adverb

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