"shake it" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-shake it.ogg Forms: shakes it [present, singular, third-person], shaking it [participle, present], shook it [past], shaken it [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shake<,,shook,shaken> it}} shake it (third-person singular simple present shakes it, present participle shaking it, simple past shook it, past participle shaken it)
  1. (slang) To dance. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Dance Related terms: shake one's ass, shake it like a Polaroid picture, shake what your momma gave you

Inflected forms

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        "(slang) To dance."
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        },
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