Crossword clues for shakedown
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shakedown \Shake"down`\, n.
A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or
on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of
straw for this purpose.
--Sir W. Scott.
Wiktionary
a. that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft n. 1 (context slang English) extortion, especially through blackmail 2 (context slang English) A thorough search; a frisk 3 A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft 4 An improvised bed.
WordNet
adj. intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"
n. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"
a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
Wikipedia
In continuum mechanics, elastic shakedown behavior is one in which plastic deformation takes place during running in, while due to residual stresses or strain hardening the steady state is perfectly elastic.
Plastic shakedown behavior is one in which the steady state is a closed elastic-plastic loop, with no net accumulation of plastic deformation.
Ratcheting behavior is one in which the steady state is an open elastic-plastic loop, with the material accumulating a net strain during each cycle.
Shakedown is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.
Shakedown may refer to:
- Shakedown (continuum mechanics), a type of plastic deformation
- Shakedown (testing) or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational
- Extortion, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain
- Similar to raid, a colloquial term for a mostly spontaneous and particularly intensive inspection inside a prison, where an inmate is searched for contraband including clothing, body and cell.
A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational. Statistically, a proportion of the components will fail after a relatively short period of use, and those that survive this period can be expected to last for a much longer, and more importantly, predictable life-span. For example, if a bolt has a hidden flaw introduced during manufacturing, it will not be as reliable as other bolts of the same type.
Shakedown is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders #9 (April 1984).
"Shakedown" is a song recorded by Bob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film Beverly Hills Cop II. The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger. The song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well as the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it became his second number-one hit, spending four weeks at the top. In Canada, it went to number one as well, topping the RPM 100 national singles chart on August 1 of the same year.
In 1988, "Shakedown" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both awards to Dirty Dancing's " (I've Had) The Time of My Life". At the 60th Academy Awards, "Shakedown" was performed by Little Richard.
Shakedown (also known in international markets as Blue Jean Cop) is a 1988 crime drama/ action movie starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott. The movie is about an idealistic lawyer teaming with a veteran cop to find out the truth in a possible police corruption scandal.
Shakedown is the debut album by house production duo Freemasons. It was released on 21 January 2007, with the single "Rain Down Love" being released two weeks earlier in anticipation of the album. "Nothing But a Heartache", a cover of the original single by the Flirtations, was released as a digital download single on iTunes on 18 June 2007.
Shakedown are a Swiss musical project, known internationally for their 2002 hit single, " At Night". By the time they started the group in 1999, Stephan Mandrax and Sebastien Kohler were two brothers who blended their knowledge to form their genre, a modified disco infused house crossed with electro.
The Shakedown Original Snowboard Games Since 2002 is a rider-driven snowboard event whose primary goal is to promote snowboarding. Its unique competition format makes the event a laid-back festive gathering that is appreciated by athletes and the fans.
Usage examples of "shakedown".
Captain North had told Rockham that the Archerfish had undergone a complete shakedown cruise after her DOS modifications had been completed.
Taipei and Vancouver, Grandfather Choi still had that cold eye and that grim shakedown look.
The crack house still thrived, the police were still uncooperative, and his neighbors were unwilling to batter through their walls of inertia and distrust even though the daily hassles and shakedowns had grown intolerable.
Idly she wondered if Caleb Rustin might not have gone on to finish the Mark 5 that had been skeletal when she left on the shakedown cruise.
They're going to devote more energy to it, appoint a more important ambassador to Boaco Eight … there's going to be a general shakedown.
With lady cuiva safely on the shakedown cruise, the apg feels certain he can prove lady vescuya's duplicity.
It was in truth merely a log house with shakedowns, and stood across the rude road from his log farmhouse.
As a former security chief himself, Chekov had mentored Orsini throughout the shakedown cruise.