quake

«quake» in Mova's school dictionary: a short word for an earthquake, when the ground suddenly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a quake, quakes); verb (quake, quakes, quaked, quaking)

meaning for a pupil

1) A quake is a short word for an earthquake, when the ground suddenly shakes because rocks deep under it move. tree →

2) To quake is to shake or tremble, often because you are very scared or very cold. tree →

3) To quake can also mean that something big shakes, like the ground or a building. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about the Earth, a quake is caused by moving plates under the ground; safety lessons teach «drop, cover and hold on». In stories «quake with fear» or «quake in your boots» tells the reader a character is terrified. Phrases: «quake with fear», «quake in your boots», «a strong quake».

examples

• The quake shook the plates off the shelf. tree →
• New Zealand has many small quakes every year. tree →
• During a quake, get under a strong table and hold on. tree →
• The little mouse quaked when the cat walked past. tree →
• He was quaking in his boots before the spelling test. tree →
• The ground quaked as the huge truck rolled by. tree →
• Scientists measure how strong a quake is. tree →
• After the quake, the family checked the house for damage. tree →
• He quaked all over as he told his story. tree →

note

As a noun it is countable: a quake, two quakes. Past form: quaked. «Quake» is informal for «earthquake»; in writing a full report, «earthquake» is clearer. Do not mix it up with «quack», the sound a duck makes.

In the corpora

• The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
• Oh, that Thou wouldest rend the heavens, that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at Thy presence,
• The earth quaketh at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea.
• At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quake» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.