n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ā k- ˌ dau ̇ n
Function: noun
Date: circa 1730
1 : an improvised bed (as one made up on the floor)
2 : a boisterous dance
3 : an act or instance of shaking someone down especially : EXTORTION
4 : a thorough search
5 : a process or period of adjustment
6 : a testing under operating conditions of something new (as a ship) for possible faults and defects and for familiarizing the operators with it