shakedown

n.

1. Slang. Extortion of money, as by blackmail.
2. Slang. A thorough search of a place or person.
3. A period of appraisal followed by adjustments to improve efficiency or functioning.

adj.
Serving to test the performance of a ship or aircraft and to familiarize the crew with operation of the craft: a shakedown cruise; a shakedown flight.

Trial run before putting a procedure or application into production; attempt to locate all the problems or ‘bugs' before actual utilization. For example, a new ship is taken on a shakedown cruise without paying passengers before it is placed into service.

noun

A thorough search of a place or persons: frisk, search. See investigate.

n. informal 1. a radical change or restructuring, particularly in a hierarchical organization or group: after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a shakedown of the Russian press was inevitable.

2. a thorough search of a person or place: harassment and shakedowns by persons in police uniforms.

3. a swindle; a piece of extortion: he wants to eliminate bribery, shakedowns, and bid-rigging in New York City's construction industry.

4. a test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship: the high-orbit shakedown of the lunar module had its merits.

5. a makeshift bed.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - improviseret natteleje, pengeafpresning, improviseret (om natteleje)
adj. - prøvesejlet, prøvefløjet

Nederlands (Dutch)
chantage, grondig onderzoek

Français (French)
n. - lit de fortune, (US) chantage, racket, (US) fouille, (Aviat, Naut) essai final
adj. - des essais finaux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erpressung, Durchsuchung, (improvisiertes) Nachtlager
adj. - Test..., Vorbereitungs...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στρωματσάδα, πρόχειρο κρεβάτι, δοκιμαστική περίοδος, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) εκβιαστική απόσπαση χρημάτων

Italiano (Italian)
collaudo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - extorsão (f), prova (f), cama improvisada (f)

Русский (Russian)
импровизированная постель, вымогательство, шантаж

Español (Spanish)
n. - cama improvisada, extorsión, exacción de dinero
adj. - extorsionado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - provisorisk bädd, utpressning, razzia

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
临时的便床, 镇静, 摇落, 试航的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 臨時的便床, 鎮靜, 搖落
adj. - 試航的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (짚 따위의) 임시 잠자리, 흔들어 떨어뜨리기, 정비
adj. - 시운전의, 성능 시험의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 振り入れ, 振り落とし, 徹底的捜索, ならし運転, 間に合わせの寝床
adj. - 試運転の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رقص صاخب, أبتزاز, تفتيش دقيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיסת-מבחן, הפלגת-מבחן, מיטה מאולתרת, סחיטת כספים, חיפוש‬
adj. - ‮של טיסת או הפלגת מבחן‬

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