Quake
See also: Earthquake
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: earthquake, quake, temblor, seism]
- v. 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: quiver, quake, palpitate]
- 2: shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" [syn: tremor, quake]