shakes

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

//ʃeɪks//

Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.

noun

1
Also a form of shakeplural of shake

noun

1
slangDelirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.
If I don't get a drink soon, I'll get the shakes.
2
A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction.
[Recovering video game addicts] also have sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/05/china_net_addicts/
When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes. http://apu.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_sugarAddiction
3
A fit of trembling or shivering.
"I remember having the shakes sometimes and thinking 'why am I doing this?', and then remembering the vision. Very few of us were extroverts and happy to go on stage.

verb

1
Also a form of shakethird-person singular simple present indicative of shake

Forms

plural: the shakes

shake · To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions…Shake · A surname.shaken · Moved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

shakes · Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.

Shakespeare · A surname.shaking · A movement that shakes.shaky · Shaking or trembling.

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