Shakedown or Shake Down may refer to: *

Shakedown (continuum mechanics) In continuum mechanics, elastic shakedown behavior is one in which plastic deformation In engineering, deformation refers to the change in size or shape of an object. ''Displacements'' are the ''absolute'' change in position of a point on the o ...

, a type of plastic deformation *

Shakedown (testing) A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational. Statistically, a proportion of the components will fail after a relatively short period of use, and ...

or a

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, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational *

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, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain * A colloquial term for an inspection for contraband inside a

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* An English term for

kuzushi is a Japanese term for unbalancing an opponent in the Japanese martial arts. The noun comes from the transitive verb ''kuzusu'' (崩す), meaning ''to level, pull down, destroy or demolish''. As such, it refers to not just an unbalancing, but t ...

techniques of various Japanese martial arts, which literally means shaking down the opponent

Music

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, a Swiss musical project formed in 1999 * Shakedown Records, a record label founded by

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Albums

* ''Shakedown'' (album), by the Freemasons, 2007 * ''Shake Down'' (album), by Savoy Brown, 1967 * '' Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited'', by Bobby Fuller, 1996 * ''Shakedown!'', by

theStart theStart (stylized as theSTART) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their current lineup includes Aimee Echo, Jamie Miller, Erick Sanger and Chelsea Davis. History Aimee Echo and Jamie Miller formed the band in 1998, origi ...

, 2001

Songs

* "Shakedown" (Bob Seger song), 1987 * "Shake Down", by Akon from ''

Konvicted ''Konvicted'' is the second studio album by American singer Akon. It was released on November 14, 2006. The album features collaborations with rappers Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and T-Pain. Background ''Konvicted'' is Akon's most successful ...

'', 2006 * "Shakedown", by Behind Crimson Eyes from '' A Revelation for Despair'', 2006 * "Shake Down", by

Billy Squier William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician and singer who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In t ...

from the ''St. Elmo's Fire'' film soundtrack, 1985 * "Shakedown", by Blondie from ''

The Curse of Blondie ''The Curse of Blondie'' is the eighth studio album from the American rock band Blondie. It was released in October 2003, and peaked at #36 in the UK. Background and recording The band departed from bankrupt Beyond Records and signed with So ...

'' * "Shake Down", by Die Warzau from ''

Disco Rigido ''Disco Rigido'' is the debut studio album of Die Warzau, released on October 3, 1989 by Fiction and PolyGram. Van Christie claimed that the band wanted to integrate music that breaks racial barriers into compositions their audience could listen to ...

'', 1989 * "Shake Down", by Mary J. Blige from ''

Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the Se ...

'', 2007

Film

* ''The Shakedown'' (1929 film) directed by William Wyler * ''Shakedown'' (1936 film) directed by David Selman * ''Shakedown'' (1950 film) directed by Joseph Pevney * ''The Shakedown'' (1959 film) directed by John Lemont * ''Shakedown'' (1988 film), crime action movie starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott * '' Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans'', 1995 made-for-video dramatic spin-off of ''Doctor Who'' * ''Shakedown'' (2018 film) a 2018 documentary about a black lesbian strip club directed by Leilah Weinraub

Books

* ''Shakedown'' (Angel novel), a 2000 original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Angel'' * ''Shakedown'', the novelisation of ''Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans'' by

Terrance Dicks Terrance William Dicks (14 April 1935 – 29 August 2019) was an English people, English author and television screenwriter, script editor and Television producer, producer. In television, he had a long association with the BBC science-fictio ...

* ''Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson'' by

Kenneth R. Timmerman Kenneth R. Timmerman (born November 4, 1953) is a political writer and conservative activist who was the United States House of Representatives elections, 2012, 2012 Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee for United States House of Re ...

* ''Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights'' by

Ezra Levant Ezra Isaac Levant (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian conservative media personality, political activist, writer, broadcaster, and former lawyer. Levant is the founder and former publisher of the conservative magazine, The'' Western Standard''. ...

Other

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, rider-driven snowboard event * Shakedown, a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe who is a member of

Masters of Disaster Jim LeRoy (April 5, 1961 – July 28, 2007) was an American aerobatics pilot. He died upon impact in a crash at the Dayton Air Show in Ohio. Background A former US Marine Corps Scout/ Sniper, Jim LeRoy held a B.S. degree in Aeronautical/Aerospa ...

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