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shakedown
adjective
noun
Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
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adjective
Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
“A shakedown cruise”
noun
Extortion of money (as by blackmail)
noun
A very thorough search of a person or a place
“A shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs”
noun
Initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
“The new industry's economic shakedown”
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A shakedown cruise
A shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs
The new industry's economic shakedown
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