shakedown
noun
[ ˈʃeɪkdaʊn ]
• another term for shake-up.
• "a major British monarchy shakedown"
• a thorough search of a person or place.
• "bureaucracy and shakedowns by the authorities are a constant hassle"
• an act of swindling someone or extorting money.
• "he had served time in federal prison for shakedowns on school construction projects in Alabama"
• a test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship.
• "he gave the car its first ever shakedown at Silverstone"
• a makeshift bed.
