Quake

v. i.	1.	To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble. [imp. & p. p. Quaked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quaking.] 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.
v. t.	1.	To cause to quake.
n.	1.	A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.

Noun	1.	quake - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity Synonyms: earthquake, seism, temblor
Verb	1.	quake - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" Synonyms: quiver, palpitate
	2.	quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" Synonyms: tremor

Quake - 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.

To dream of an earthquake, suggests that you are experiencing a major "shake-up" that is threatening your stability and foundation. The dream highlights you insecurity, fears and sense of helplessness. If you find cover from the quake, you will overcome these challenges. If you become trapped or injured during the quake, you will suffer loss of your business and assets.apoplexy, be cold, bob, bobble, bounce, breakup, bump, cataclysm, chatter, chill, climax, convulsion, diastrophism, didder, disaster, dither, earthquake, falter, fidget, fit, flip out, fluctuate, flutter, freak out on, freeze, freeze to death, get high on, glow, go pitapat, grimace, grow cold, have a chill, have an ague, have goose pimples, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, horripilate, hustle, jactitate, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump, lose heat, overthrow, palpitate, pant, paroxysm, perish with cold, quaker, quaver, rictus, shake all over, shock, spasm, squirm, stroke, swell, swell with emotion, thrill, thrill to, tic, tidal wave, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss, toss and turn, trembler, tremblor, tremor, tsunami, tumble, turn on to, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, upheaval, waver, wiggle, wobble, wriggle, writhe

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