Definition of quake Quake
/kwejˈk/ - [kweyk] - quake
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What does quake mean?
WordNet
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| quake - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity | ||
| earthquake, temblor, seism | ||
| geological phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth | ||
| seismic disturbance, shock the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" | ||
| earth tremor, microseism, tremor an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) | ||
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| quake - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" | ||
| quiver, palpitate | ||
| tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" | ||
| quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" | ||
| tremor | ||
| agitate, shake change the arrangement or position of | ||
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Wiktionary 
- quake (Noun)
A trembling or shaking. - quake (Noun)
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force. - quake (Verb)
To tremble or shake. - quake (Verb)
To cause to tremble or shake.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quake (v. i.)
To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble. - quake (v. i.)
To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake. - quake (v. t.)
To cause to quake. - quake (n.)
A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quake
kwāk, v.i. to tremble, esp. with cold or fear: to tremble from want of firmness.—v.t. to cause to tremble:—pr.p. quā′king; pa.t. and pa.p. quāked.—n. a shake: a shudder.—ns. Quā′kiness; Quā′king; Quā′king-grass, a native grass of the genus Briza, so called from the tremulous motion of its spikelets.—adv. Quā′kingly.—adj. Quā′ky, shaky. [A.S. cwacian; perh. allied to quick.]
Wikipedia 
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"Quake" is a violent first-person shooter computer game that was released by id Software on July 22, 1996. It was the first game in the popular "Quake" series of computer and video games.
"Quake" is about killing demons and zombies, but also has multiplayer deathmatch.
Weapons.
There are 8 weapons in "Quake."
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