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Meaning of 'shock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shock [ a.]
- Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.
2 . Shock [ n.]
- A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.
- A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
- A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset.
- A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event.
- A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.
- The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body.
- A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog.
- A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.
3 . Shock [ v.]
- To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
- To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
4 . Shock [ v. i.]
- To be occupied with making shocks.
- To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
5 . Shock [ v. t.]
- To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.

Meaning of 'shock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shock [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden jarring impact
Example in sentence:
  • all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers;
  • the door closed with a jolt
Meaning (2):
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
Example in sentence:
  • corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks;
  • whole fields of wheat in shock
Meaning (3):
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Example in sentence:
  • electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks;
  • subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
Meaning (4):
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
Example in sentence:
  • he had an unruly shock of black hair
Meaning (5):
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Example in sentence:
  • he was numb with shock;
  • his mother's death left him in a daze
Meaning (6):
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Example in sentence:
  • it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Meaning (7):
- (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
Example in sentence:
  • loss of blood is an important cause of shock
Meaning (8):
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
Example in sentence:
  • the armies met in the shock of battle
Meaning (9):
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
Example in sentence:
  • the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch
Meaning (10):
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Example in sentence:
  • the old car needed a new set of shocks
11 . shock [ v]
Meaning (11):
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
Example in sentence:
  • I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
Meaning (12):
- collect or gather into shocks
Example in sentence:
  • shock grain
Meaning (13):
- strike with horror or terror
Example in sentence:
  • The news of the bombing shocked her
Meaning (14):
- strike with disgust or revulsion
Example in sentence:
  • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

Nearby Words:

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