shakes off
Shakes off is a phrasal verb that is typically followed by an object, the thing that is shaken off: He shook off the cold that had been bothering him for several days.
In this example, shakes off is a figurative way to describe recovery from an illness.
In a more literal use, you can shake off dust from an object by shaking it: Shake off the rug before you bring it inside.
- losesFails to retain
- dislodgesRemoves from position
- overcomesDefeats or masters
- evadesAvoids by cunning
- escapesActs of fleeing
removes · unburdens · heals · releases · detaches · lets go · avoids · loosens · transcends · liberates · flicks · recovers · sidesteps · extricates · brushes · expels · ejects · tosses