Meaning of QUAKE
Pronunciation: | | kweyk
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- [v] shake with seismic vibrations, as of planets; "The earth was quaking"
- [v] shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
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| Synonyms: | | earthquake, palpitate, quiver, seism, temblor, tremor |
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| See Also: | | agitate, earth tremor, geological phenomenon, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shake, shock, submarine earthquake, tremble, tremor | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Quake Description not available. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Quake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Quaking}.] [AS. cwacian; cf. G. quackeln. Cf. {Quagmire}.]
1. To be agitated with quick, short motions continually
repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to
tremble. ``Quaking for dread.'' --Chaucer.
She stood quaking like the partridge on which the
hawk is ready to seize. --Sir P.
Sidney.
2. To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid,
as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind;
as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake. `` Over quaking
bogs.'' --Macaulay.
\Quake\, v. t. [Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See
{Quake}, v. t.]
To cause to quake. [Obs.] --Shak.
\Quake\, n.
A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder;
a quivering.
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Computing Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993. |
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