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shock ¹  (shk)

n.

1.

a. A violent collision or impact; a heavy blow. See Synonyms at collision.

b. The effect of such a collision or blow.

2.

a. Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent unexpected blow.

b. The disturbance of function, equilibrium, or mental faculties caused by such a blow; violent agitation.

3. A severe offense to one's sense of propriety or decency; an outrage.

4. A potentially fatal physiological reaction to a variety of conditions, including illness, injury, hemorrhage, and dehydration, usually characterized by marked loss of blood pressure, diminished blood circulation, and inadequate blood flow to the tissues.

5. The sensation and muscular spasm caused by an electric current passing through the body or a body part.

6. A sudden economic disturbance, such as a rise in the price of a commodity.

7. A shock absorber.

v. shocked, shock·ing, shocks

v.tr.

1. To strike with great surprise and emotional disturbance.

2. To strike with disgust; offend.

3. To induce a state of physical shock in (a person).

4. To subject (an animal or person) to an electric shock.

v.intr.

To come into contact violently, as in battle; collide.

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[French choc, from choquer, to collide with, from Old French chuquier, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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shock ¹

Verb

1. to cause (someone) to experience extreme horror, disgust, or astonishment: the similarity shocked me

2. to cause a state of shock in (a person)

Noun

1. a sudden and violent blow or impact

2.

a. a sudden and violent emotional disturbance

b. something causing this

3. Pathol a condition in which a person's blood cannot flow properly because of severe injury, burns, or fright

4. pain and muscular spasm caused by an electric current passing through a person's body [Old French choc]

shocker n

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shock ²

Noun

a number of grain sheaves set on end in a field to dry

Verb

to set up (sheaves) in shocks [probably Germanic]

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shock ³

Noun

a thick bushy mass of hair [origin unknown]

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shock  (shk)

1. An instance of the passage of an electric current through the body. The amount of injury caused by electric shock depends on the type and strength of the current, the length of time the current is applied, and the route the current takes once it enters the body.

2. A life-threatening condition marked by a severe drop in blood pressure, resulting from serious injury or illness.

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Shock pile or heap of sheaves of grain, wheat, rye, etc.; a bunch or bundle of things; a crowd of people; a lot of sixty pieces.

Examples: shock of actors; of beans, 1862; of corns, 1584; of folks; of grain, 1584; of hair; of wheat, 1899.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shock - the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" daze, stupor stupefaction - a feeling of stupefied astonishment
	2.	shock - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" impact fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
	3.	shock - a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" electrical shock, electric shock inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
	4.	shock - (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; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock" pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases collapse, prostration - an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men" cardiogenic shock - shock caused by cardiac arrest hypovolemic shock - shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss obstructive shock - shock caused by obstruction of blood flow distributive shock - shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow insulin reaction, insulin shock - hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma
	5.	shock - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" seismic disturbance earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
	6.	shock - an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" blow surprise - a sudden unexpected event blip - a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
	7.	shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other
	8.	shock - a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair" mass - an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
	9.	shock - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" jolt, jounce, jar blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	10.	shock - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" cushion, shock absorber air spring, air cushion - a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion damper, muffler - a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations suspension system, suspension - a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
Verb	1.	shock - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" ball over, blow out of the water, floor, take aback surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" galvanise, galvanize, startle - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
	2.	shock - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" appal, appall, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, offend churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
	3.	shock - strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
	4.	shock - collide violently clash, collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
	5.	shock - collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
	6.	shock - subject to electrical shocks care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" galvanise, galvanize - stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
	7.	shock - inflict a trauma upon traumatise, traumatize injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

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shock

noun 1. upset, blow, trauma, bombshell, turn (informal) distress, disturbance, consternation, whammy (informal), chiefly U.S. state of shock, rude awakening, bolt from the blue, prostration

noun 2. impact, blow, jolt, clash, encounter, jarring, collision

noun 3. start, scare, fright, turn, jolt

verb 4. shake, stun, stagger, jar, shake up (informal) paralyse, numb, jolt, stupefy, shake out of your complacency

verb 5. horrify, appal, disgust, outrage, offend, revolt, unsettle, sicken, agitate, disquiet, nauseate, raise someone's eyebrows, scandalize, gross out U.S. (slang) traumatize, give (someone) a turn (informal)

Translations

shock [ʃɔk] n (= impact) → choque m;

(ELEC) → descarga (eléctrica);

(emotional) → conmoción f (= start); sobresalto, susto;

(MED) → postración f nerviosa

vt → dar un susto a (= offend); escandalizar;

to get a shock (ELEC) → sentir una sacudida eléctrica;

to give sb a shock → dar un susto a algn;

to be suffering from shock → padecer una postración nerviosa;

it came as a shock to hear that ... → me etc asombró descubrir que ...

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shock [ʃɔk] n (= impact) → choc m, heurt m;

(Elec) → secousse f, décharge f;

(emotional) → choc;

(Med) → commotion f, choc

vt (= scandalize) → choquer, scandaliser (= upset); bouleverser;

suffering from shock (Med) → commotionné(e);

it gave us a shock → ça nous a fait un choc;

it came as a shock to hear that ... → nous avons appris avec stupeur que ...

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shock [ʃɔk] n → Schock m;

(impact) → Erschütterung f;

(also: electric shock) → Schlag m

vt (upset) → erschüttern;

(offend) → schockieren;

to be suffering from shock (Med) → einen Schock haben;

to be in shock → unter Schock stehen;

it gave us a shock → es hat uns erschreckt;

it came as a shock to hear that ... → wir hörten mit Bestürzung, dass ...

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shock [ʃɔk] n (= impact) → urto, colpo;

(ELEC) → scossa;

(emotional) → colpo, shock m inv;

(MED) → shock

vt → colpire, scioccare; scandalizzare;

to give sb a shock → far venire un colpo a qn;

to be suffering from shock → essere in stato di shock;

it came as a shock to hear that ... → è stata una grossa sorpresa sentire che ...