(plural only) A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction; usually following the.
[Recovering video game addicts] also have sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands.
When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes.
Verb
shakes
third-person singular simple present indicative form of shake