shakedown

Etymology
. An improvised bed would originally have been made by shaking down straw.

Noun

 * 1)  Extortion, especially through blackmail
 * What is this, a shakedown?
 * 1)  A thorough search; a frisk
 * 2) A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
 * 3) An improvised bed.
 * 1) An improvised bed.

Translations

 * German: ,,, Filzung
 * Russian:


 * German: Probebetrieb, Versuchsbetrieb,


 * German:, , , Notlager
 * Irish: sráideog
 * Polish:, , leże, ,

Adjective

 * 1) that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft

Translations

 * German: test-, probe-