Main entry: electric shock, electrical shock, shock
Definition: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Usage: subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response; electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
Main entry: electric shock
Definition: the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
Usage: they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
Main entry: electric shock
Definition: trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness