shake the plum tree in English

Forms: shakes the plum tree [present, singular, third-person], shaking the plum tree [participle, present], shook the plum tree [past], shaken the plum tree [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|shakes the plum tree|shaking the plum tree|shook the plum tree|shaken the plum tree}} shake the plum tree (third-person singular simple present shakes the plum tree, present participle shaking the plum tree, simple past shook the plum tree, past participle shaken the plum tree)

Inflected forms

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        "To obtain a source of advantage, such as for political favors or appointments."
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    {
      "form": "shakes the plum tree",
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"shake the plum tree" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms