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shock
(/S//A/k )

adjective (a)

  • Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally(noun.feeling)
    Example:
    He was numb with shock.
    Synonym:
    daze, stupor
    source: wordnet30
  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat(noun.act)
    Example:
    The armies met in the shock of battle.
    Synonym:
    impact
    source: wordnet30
  • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body(noun.act)
    Example:
    Subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response.
    Electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks.
    Synonym:
    electric shock, electrical shock
    source: wordnet30
  • (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor(noun.state)
    Example:
    Loss of blood is an important cause of shock.
    source: wordnet30
  • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust(noun.event)
    Example:
    The first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch.
    Synonym:
    seismic disturbance
    source: wordnet30
  • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise(noun.event)
    Example:
    It came as a shock to learn that he was injured.
    Synonym:
    blow
    source: wordnet30
  • a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field(noun.group)
    Example:
    Corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks.
    Whole fields of wheat in shock.
    source: wordnet30
  • a bushy thick mass (especially hair)(noun.group)
    Example:
    He had an unruly shock of black hair.
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden jarring impact(noun.event)
    Example:
    All the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers.
    Synonym:
    jar, jolt, jounce
    source: wordnet30
  • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The old car needed a new set of shocks.
    Synonym:
    cushion, shock absorber
    source: wordnet30
  • A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    ball over, blow out of the water, floor, take aback
    source: wordnet30
  • strike with disgust or revulsion(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends.
    Synonym:
    appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize
    source: wordnet30
  • strike with horror or terror(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    The news of the bombing shocked her.
    source: wordnet30
  • collide violently(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • collect or gather into shocks(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Shock grain.
    source: wordnet30
  • subject to electrical shocks(verb.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • inflict a trauma upon(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    traumatise, traumatize
    source: wordnet30
  • To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be occupied with making shocks.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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