Definition of "shake off" []

• To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking. (verb)
• To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour). (verb)
• To lose someone who is tracking you (verb)
• To rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms (verb)

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• "Then Malvina shakes her head as though to shake off dark thoughts."
• "Maybe she was hoping that when it came to a crisis, such as a marriage proposal from an American, I would be able to shake off all that acquired philological decadence and return to my innate Russianness."
• "I did my best to shake off the odd feeling I had when I met Jack Norton."