| Shakedown (n.) A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. Thesaurus Entries Gedankenexperiment, audition, badger game, bench test, blackmail, bloodsucking, dry run, extortion, flight test, hearing, pilot plan, practical test, practice, protection racket, rehearsal, road test, shakedown cruise, test flight, test run, trial run, tryout, vampirism, workout |