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English to English adjective
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Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. |  | source: webster1913 noun
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the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally | | Example: his mother's death left him in a daze
he was numb with shock
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the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat | | Example: the armies met in the shock of battle
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a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body | | Example: subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
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(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: loss of blood is an important cause of shock
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an instance of agitation of the earth's crust | | Example: the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch
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an unpleasant or disappointing surprise | | Example: it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
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a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field | | Example: corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks
whole fields of wheat in shock
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a bushy thick mass (especially hair) | | Example: he had an unruly shock of black hair
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a sudden jarring impact | | Example: the door closed with a jolt
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
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a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses | | Example: the old car needed a new set of shocks
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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. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog. | | source: webster1913 verb
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surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | | Example: I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
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strike with disgust or revulsion | | Example: The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
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strike with horror or terror | | Example: The news of the bombing shocked her
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collide violently | | source: wordnet30
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collect or gather into shocks | | Example: shock grain
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subject to electrical shocks | | source: wordnet30
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inflict a trauma upon | | source: wordnet30
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To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye. | | source: webster1913
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To be occupied with making shocks. | | source: webster1913
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To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. | | source: webster1913
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To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. | | source: webster1913
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To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system. | | source: webster1913
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