shakedown
English Thesaurus
1. extortion of money (as by blackmail) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | extortion, |
definition | : | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) (noun.act) |
2. a very thorough search of a person or a place (noun.act)
3. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state (noun.event)
hypernym | : | accommodation, adjustment, fitting, |
definition | : | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances (noun.event) |
4. intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | shakedown, |
definition | : | initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state (noun.event) |
pertainym | : | shakedown, |
definition | : | initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state (noun.event) |
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