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English to English noun
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the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture |  | Example: they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
source: wordnet30
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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