Shake down

verb, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

To get something by applying force or violence.

Examples

1

The guards at the entrance gave him a shake down.

2

Take down, shake down, had to check the background" - YoungBoy Never Broke Again, We Dem.

3

I only got a gun to protect myself, The AK make a nigga shake down" - Big K.R.I.T., Mixed Messages.

4

When I holla shake down we gonna set it off" - Red Cafe, With the BS.

5

This MAC-11 gon' make a nigga strip, like a shake down" - Gucci Mane, Break Dancin.

Synonyms

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