2
look into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, sound)
2
pinch(verb, take, force, press, cheat)
2
play around with(expression, idiom, examine, try, test)
2
practice(verb, exercise, disciplined, rehearse, disciplining)
2
probe(verb, check, sound, examine, try)
2
pry(verb, check, press, sound, twist)
2
put to the test(verb, expression, idiom, check, examine)
2
rend
2
research(verb, examine, try, find, test)
2
rifle(examine, seize, loot, rob, plunder)
2
root(verb, check, examine, find, look)
2
sample(examine, try, test, investigate, analyze)
2
scan(verb, check, sound, examine, try)
2
scrutinize(verb, check, sound, examine, try)
2
seek(verb, check, sound, examine, look)
2
shake(verb, cause, produce, provoke, prompt)
2
study(verb, work, check, prepare, examine)
2
substantiate(verb, check, examine, try, confirm)
2
try on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, examine)
2
try on for size(verb, expression, idiom, check, examine)
11 years ago|3.5k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). shake down thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shake_down/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shake down thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shake_down/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shake down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shake_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shake down thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shake_down/thesaurus/synonyms>