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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#m1)

2) To quake is to shake or tremble, often because you are very scared or very cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#m2)

3) To quake can also mean that something big shakes, like the ground or a building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x1)
- New Zealand has many small quakes every year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x2)
- During a quake, get under a strong table and hold on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x3)
- The little mouse quaked when the cat walked past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x4)
- He was quaking in his boots before the spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x5)
- The ground quaked as the huge truck rolled by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x6)
- Scientists measure how strong a quake is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x7)
- After the quake, the family checked the house for damage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x8)
- He quaked all over as he told his story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.123/)
- [Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.667/)
- [Oh, that Thou wouldest rend the heavens, that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at Thy presence,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1364/)
- [The earth quaketh at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1311/)
- [At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1377/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quake» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.