<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence</li><li>a thorough search</li><li>a shakedown of prison cells to uncover hidden drugs</li><li>a bed, as of straw or blankets, spread on the floor</li><li>any makeshift bed</li><li>the act or process of shaking down</li><li>a shakedown cruise</li><li>a cruise or flight intended to prepare a new vessel or aircraft for regular service by accustoming the crew to its features and peculiarities, breaking in and adjusting machinery</li></ul>