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Overshake

Overshake \O`ver*shake"\, v. t. To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

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overshake

vb. 1 To shake too much. 2 (context obsolete English) To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.

Usage examples of "overshake".

The action of overshaking a pair of dice in a cup in the mistaken belief that this will affect the eventual outcome in your favour and not irritate everyone else.