shaken down

verb

Definition of shaken downnext
past participle of shake down
as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken down
  1. plucked
  2. done
  3. hustled
  4. beat
  5. beaten
  6. cheated
  7. bled
Verb
  • These players cost a lot of money, that is true, but they were also plucked by a recruitment team established after a challenging first summer for the owners where the correct type of players were not hired.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Protesters aren’t just swept up during protests; since July, the authorities have plucked low-profile demonstrators from their homes days after they were seen on the street.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • Reflecting on costuming the film, Phillips says working on the project was unlike any other she’s done so far.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Most of his books were created in the pre-internet age, when research was done the dusty, old-fashioned way, plowing through archives and fading newspapers.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of done
Verb
  • Spurgeon saved possession, Shore hustled to beat the Hawks to the puck and popped it down low to Trenin, who set up Spurgeon’s tying goal through Jones’ screen.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Three hours later, the chair was hustled from the building, and Cohen followed soon afterward.
    Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hustled
Verb
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Colts 40-14 in an AFC playoff game.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • At Olive Garden, Darden’s largest chain in terms of revenue, same-store sales rose 2% and beat analysts’ expectations.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of beat
Verb
  • The Bulls beat the Bucks 133-122 in their first matchup at Fiserv Forum.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Otherwise, the Seahawks would need to beat the Rams in Week 18 and hope to claim the strength-of-victory tiebreaker.
    Jeff Howe and Austin Mock, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • Though the looks were (not surprisingly) all-black, Phillips had fun exploring how Cash’s personal style bled into Dylan’s this time around.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Could Resurrection see his return and serve as a lead into this prequel series much like New Blood bled into Original Sin?
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bled
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