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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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shock¹

n shock [ʃok]

1 a severe emotional disturbance The news gave us all a shock. skok صَدْمَه جَسَديَّه او نَفْسِيَّه шок otřes chok der Schock σοκ, κλονισμός conmoción, golpe ðokk برق گرفتن ؛ هول و هراس پيدا كردن järkytys choc הֶלֶם सदमा potres (živaca), prepast megrázkódtatás goncangan, keterkejutan áfall shock, choc 衝撃 정신적 타격, 충격 smūgis, sukrėtimas šoks; trieciens; pārdzīvojums kejutan schok sjokk wstrząs abalo şoc шок, потрясение otras pretres šok chock อาการตกใจสุดขีด şok, sarsıntı 震驚 удар, струс صدمہ cú sốc 震惊

2 (often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire. skok صَدْمَه كَهْرُبائِيّه удар rána stød der Schlag ηλεκτροπληξία descarga elektrilöök تكان سخت خوردن sähköisku choc שוֹק חַשמָלִי झटका udar áramütés kejutan, getaran (rafmagns)lost scossa 電気ショック 전격(電擊) šokas šoks; strāvas trieciens kejutan schok støt porażenie choque şoc удар šok sunek šok stöt กระตุ้นด้วยไฟฟ้า cereyan çarpması 電擊 шок від електричного розряду بجلی کا جھٹکا sự bị điện giật 电击

3 a sudden blow coming with great force the shock of an earthquake. skok هَزَّه، زلْزال разтърсване otřes chok der Stoß δόνηση, κραδασμός choque, impacto, golpe tõuge تكان سخت خوردن isku secousse שוֹק तेज झटका udarac rázkódás guncangan högg, kippur scossa 震動 진동, 충격 smūgis grūdiens gegaran schok rystelse wstrząs choque zguduitură толчок otras sunek udar stöt อาการสะเทือนใจ şok, sarsıntı 震動 поштовх تصادم cú va chạm 震动

4 a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock He was suffering from shock after the crash. skok صَدْمَه عَصَبِيَّه шок šok chok der Schock αποπληξία, σοκ shock, choque ðokk تشنج گرفتن sokki choc הֶלֶם सदमा šok sokk syok lost, geðshræring shock, choc ショック症 šokas, smūgis šoks kejutan schok sjokk szok, wstrząs choque şoc шок šok šok šok chock สภาวะช็อก şok, travma 休克 шок سخت اعصابی ہیجان tình trạng cực kì yếu đuối 休克

v

to give a shock to; to upset or horrify Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me. skok يَصْدُم потрисам otřást chokere schockieren αναστατώνω, συγκλονίζω, σοκάρω conmocionar, conmover, afectar vapustama شوكه شدن järkyttää bouleverser; choquer לְקַבֵּל הֶלֶם स्तब्ध होना užasnuti, sablazniti megrendít, sokkol mengejutkan fá á, setja úr jafnvægi, hrylla scuotere, scioccare 衝撃を与える 충격[]을 주다 pritrenkti, kelti pasibaisėjimą šokēt; satriekt; šausmināt mengejutkan schokken sjokkere, ryste wstrząsać chocar a bulversa; a şoca поражать, потрясать otriasť pretresti šokirati chocka ทำให้สะดุ้งตกใจ şoke etmek/olmak, dehşete düşmek 震驚 приголомшувати; шокувати دہشت زدہ کرنا làm đau buồn 震惊

n ˈshocker

a very unpleasant person or thing This headache is a real shocker. erge ding مُزْعِج отвратителен човек hrůza plage der Graus κπ. ή κτ. δυσάρεστο(ς), κπ. ή κτ. που προκαλεί μεγάλη αναστάτωση horror, desastre vastikus تكان دهنده ؛ شوكه كننده järkyttävä tapaus horreur אָדָם/דָבָר מְזַעֲזֵע नापसंदीदा nešto jeftino, šokantno loše rohadt dolog yang sangat tak menyenangkan hryllingur orrore いやなもの 충격을 주는 사람[] kas baisaus/bjauraus kaut kas nejauks, šokējošs sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan iets vreselijks (en sann) plage coś okropnego horror oribil {#c160} отталкивающий человек; очень неприятная вещь hrôza strahota; grdoba strava som är ryslig, rysare ผู้ตกใจสุดขีด berbat kimse/şey 令人震驚的事或人 відштовхуюча людина وحشت ناک شے người, vật gây ra sự bàng hoàng 令人震惊的事或人

adj ˈshocking

1 causing horror or dismay shocking news. verbasend, skokkend فَظيع، مُرَوِّع ужасяващ otřesný chokerende schockierend φρικτός, συγκλονιστικός terrible, horroroso, horrible rabav هولناك järkyttävä bouleversant מְזַעֲזֵע दहलाने वाला strašan, sablažnjiv megdöbbentő menimbulkan rasa takut/prihatin hryllilegur sconvolgente ぞっとする 충격을 주는, 소름 끼치는 pritrenkiantis šokējošs; satriecošs; šausmīgs menggemparkan schokkend sjokkerende wstrząsający chocante şocant; teribil отвратительный;скандальный otrasný, strašný strašen šokantan chockerande ซึ่งตกใจสุดขีด dehşet verici 令人震驚的 приголомшуючий, жахливий بھیانک gây căm phẫn; bàng hoàng 令人震惊的

2 very bad a shocking cold. baie erg سَيِّئ отвратителен strašný slem schrecklich απαίσιος espantoso kohutav زشت hirveä épouvantable אָיוֹם बहुत खराब grozan, gadan undorító sangat burtuk hræðilegur orribile ひどい 고약한 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs; neciešams teruk vreselijk uhyrlig, redselsfull okropny horroroso înspăimântător ужасный tuhý strašen užasan förfärlig แย่มาก berbat 極度的 страшенний بہت برا rất tồi 极度的

adv ˈshockingly

1 very shockingly expensive. baie جِدا жасно strašně chokerende schrecklich τρομερά escandalosamente vapustavalt بطور هولناك tyrmistyttävästi affreusement בְּצוּרָה אָיוּמָה दहलाने वाला strašno, užasno nagyon sangat hræðilega terribilmente とても 매우 pasibaisëtinai satriecoši; ārkārtīgi sangat vreselijk forferdelig, sjokkartet okropnie terrivelmente scandalos ужасно, очень strašne strašno šokantno förfärligt มาก aşırı, müthiş 很糟的 дуже بہت زیادہ cực kỳ 很糟的

2 very badly It was shockingly made. baie erg بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه отвратително mizerně rystende miserable απαίσια muy mal kohutavalt (halvasti) بطور زشت و زننده surkeasti très mal אָיוֹם וְנוֹרָא बहुत खराब grozno undorítóan secara sangat buruk hræðilega illa (molto male) ひどく 고약하게 siaubingai briesmīgi; šausmīgi; neciešami sangat teruk erg slecht forferdelig, redselsfullt fatalnie muito mal foarte rău очень плохо mizerne obupno šokantnost mycket dåligt, miserabelt แย่มาก çok kötü şekilde 極糟地 дуже погано بری طرح سے rất tồi 极糟地

n ˈshock-absorber

a device (in a motor car etc) for reducing the effect of bumps. skokabsorbeerder مُخَمِّد الصَّدَمات амортисьор tlumič nárazů støddæmper der Stoßdämpfer αμορτισέρ amortiguador amortisaator كمك فنر iskunvaimennin amortisseur (de chocs) בּוֹלֵם זַעֲזוּעִים झटकासह, धक्कासह amortizer lengéscsillapító alat peredam getaran höggdeyfir, dempari ammortizzatore 緩衝器 완충기, 완충 장치 amortizatorius amortizators penyerap kejutan schokbreker støtdemper amortyzator amortecedor амортизатор tlmič nárazov blažilnik ublaživač potresa stötdämpare เครื่องป้องกันการสะเทือน amortisör 減震器 амортизатор ضربہ گیر thiết bị giảm sóc 减震器