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shock¹ Definition

shock (s̸häk)

noun

  1. the impact of persons, forces, etc. in combat or collision
    1. a sudden, powerful concussion; violent blow, shake, or jar the shock of an earthquake
    2. the result or effect of such concussion
    1. any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions, as through great loss or surprise
    2. something causing this
  4. an extreme stimulation of the nerves, muscles, etc. accompanying the passage of electric current through the body
  5. Informal shock absorber
  6. Med. a disorder resulting from ineffective circulation of the blood, produced by hemorrhage, severe infection, disturbance of heart function, etc., and characterized by a marked decrease in blood pressure, a weak, rapid pulse, decreased kidney function, etc.

Etymology: Fr choc < choquer: see shockthe

transitive verb

  1. to disturb the mind or emotions of; affect with great surprise, distress, disgust, etc.
  2. to affect with physical shock
  3. to produce electrical shock in (a body)

Etymology: MFr choquer, prob. < MDu schokken, to collide < IE *skeug-, to push, shoot, var. of base *skeub(h)-, shove

intransitive verb

  1. Archaic to come together violently; collide
  2. to be shocked, distressed, disgusted, etc. she doesn't shock easily

adjective

Informal of or characterized by content that is intentionally shocking, offensive, vulgar, etc. shock art, shock radio

shock² Definition

shock (s̸häk)

noun

a pile of grain sheaves, as of corn or wheat, stacked together on end to cure and dry

Etymology: ME schokke, prob. via MDu or MLowG schok < IE *(s)keug- < base *keu-, to bend, arch > Russ kuča, a pile, heap: basic sense “rounded heap”

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to gather and pile in shocks

shock³ Definition

shock (s̸häk)

noun

a thick, bushy or tangled mass, as of hair

Etymology: < ? shock

adjective

bushy or shaggy, as hair

shock Synonyms

shock

n.

  1. The effect of physical impact

    crash, clash, wreck, blow; see collision 1.

  2. The effect of a mental blow

    excitement, hysteria, emotional upset; see confusion 2.

  3. The after-effect of physical harm

    concussion, stupor, collapse, trauma; see illness 1, injury 1.

shock Synonyms

shock

v.

  1. To disturb one's self-control

    startle, agitate, astound; see disturb 2.

  2. To disturb one's sense of propriety

    insult, outrage, horrify, revolt, offend, appall, abash, astound, anger, floor, shake up, disquiet, dismay.

    Antonyms comfort*, humor*, please. *

  3. To jar

    shake, agitate, jolt; see jar 1.

shock Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

discover: Lani At 24, I was shocked to discover a strange outburst of what turned out to be herpes on my lips.

Converse of object

  • withstand: The US is more obviously in this situation than the UK, but is better placed to withstand a currency shock.
  • absorb: This is your chance to absorb the full shock of magnificant graphics engine put to stunning use.
  • administer: The modern automated external defibrillators will not administer a shock to a patient who does not need one.

Adjective modifier

  • anaphylactic: Pests can also cause fear in the home with wasp stings responsible for anaphylactic shock in some people.
  • electric: Will giving electric shocks to a patient who is not in cardiac arrest be more harmful than just waiting for the professionals to arrive?
  • septic: Despite treatment with antibiotics, the mortality rate remains at 10 % in children who develop septic shock.
  • nasty: And the 2003 European Under 19 champion also got a nasty shock.
  • thermal: Lower bound solutions are obtained for the maximum thermal shock that the plate can sustain without catastrophic failure according to two distinct criteria.
  • sudden: With a sudden shock, he realized one was Jack.

Modifies a noun

  • absorber: The rear has a single shock absorber with 60 mm travel.
  • wave: Suppose father doesn't like shock wave flash object download him!
  • absorption: Concrete is the hardest surface and provides little shock absorption.
  • horror: Shock horror stories of the day: Madonna's new haircut was in fact a wig.
  • tactic: Without using shock tactics, pills, patches or other gimmicks!
  • defeat: He proceeded to pick Smith, Kleberson and Fortune in midfield and people still called it a shock defeat.

Noun used with modifier

  • bow: The solar wind is thus slowed and deflected around this cavity at the bow shock.
  • culture: Being used to the odd culture shock I settled in quicker than most.
  • heat: The duration of the heat shock is indicated to the right of the graph.
  • shell: However the women recovered from the opening shell shock and performed admirably throughout the rest of the match.

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