Overview of noun quake

The noun quake has 1 sense

• earthquake, quake, temblor, seism -- (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity)

Overview of verb quake

The verb quake has 2 senses

• quiver, quake, palpitate -- (shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated")


• tremor, quake -- (shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking")