shakedown

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. (slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
2. (slang) A thorough search; a frisk
3. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.
4. An improvised bed.

Adj

that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft

Συνώνυμα

extortion

blackmail

adjustment

frisk

frisking

grab

holdup

kit

modification

rapacity

ravishment

regulation

rummage

set

setting

set-up

shake-up

steer

tension

test drive

test driver

search

strip search

adjust

Μεταφράσεις

Durchsuchung

filzen

cama improvisada

Notlager

Klappbett

Versuchsbetrieb

Probebetrieb

Testbetrieb

Gästebett

probe-

test-

extorsion

extorsão

alıştırma amacıyle yapılan

haraca bağlama

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Deverbal from shake down. An improvised bed would originally have been made by shaking down straw.