Shakedown or Shake Down may refer to:
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Shakedown (continuum mechanics), a type of plastic deformation
*
Shakedown (testing) or a
shakedown cruise
Shakedown cruise is a nautical term in which the performance of a ship is tested. Generally, shakedown cruises are performed before a ship enters service or after major changes such as a crew change, repair or overhaul. The shakedown cruise s ...
, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational
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Extortion
Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, ...
, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain
* A colloquial term for an inspection for contraband inside a
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...
* An English term for
kuzushi techniques of various Japanese martial arts, which literally means shaking down the opponent
Music
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Shakedown (band)
Shakedown is a Swiss musical project, known internationally for its 2002 hit single, " At Night". By the time they started the group in 1999, Stephan Mandrax and Sebastien Kohler were two brothers who blended their knowledge to form their genre, ...
, a Swiss musical project formed in 1999
* Shakedown Records, a record label founded by
Red Café
Albums
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''Shakedown'' (album), by the Freemasons, 2007
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''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
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"Shakedown" (Bob Seger song), 1987
* "Shake Down", by Akon from ''
Konvicted'', 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'', 2007
Film
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''The Shakedown'' (1929 film) directed by William Wyler
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''Shakedown'' (1936 film) directed by David Selman
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''Shakedown'' (1950 film) directed by Joseph Pevney
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''The Shakedown'' (1959 film) directed by John Lemont
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''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
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''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
* ''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
Other
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Shakedown (Snowboard Games), 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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