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
Definition: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
Usage: the armies met in the shock of battle
Main entry: shock, shock absorber, cushion
Definition: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Usage: the old car needed a new set of shocks
Definition: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Usage: it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Main entry: shock, jolt, jounce, jar
Definition: a sudden jarring impact
Usage: the door closed with a jolt; all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
Main entry: seismic disturbance, shock
Definition: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
Usage: the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch
Main entry: stupor, daze, shock
Definition: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Usage: his mother's death left him in a daze; he was numb with shock
Main entry: shock
Definition: a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
Usage: he had an unruly shock of black hair
Main entry: shock
Definition: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
Usage: corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks; whole fields of wheat in shock
Main entry: shock
Definition: (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
Usage: loss of blood is an important cause of shock
Main entry: shock, traumatise, traumatize
Definition: inflict a trauma upon
Main entry: shock
Definition: subject to electrical shocks
Main entry: shock
Definition: collect or gather into shocks
Usage: shock grain
Main entry: shock
Definition: collide violently
Main entry: shock
Definition: strike with horror or terror
Usage: The news of the bombing shocked her
Main entry: blow out of the water, ball over, shock, floor, take aback
Definition: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
Usage: I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
Main entry: scandalise, scandalize, shock, appal, appall, outrage, offend
Definition: strike with disgust or revulsion
Usage: The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends