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shock

/ shock /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Type of:
disgust revolt nauseate
Derived:
scandal outrage scandalization scandalisation indignation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
Type of:
surprise
Kinds of:
startle galvanize galvanise
Derived:
stunner blow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her"
Type of:
dismay alarm appal
Derived:
daze stupor blow shocker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
collide violently
Type of:
collide clash
Derived:
impact
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain"
Type of:
gather garner collect
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
subject to electrical shocks
Type of:
treat care for
Kinds of:
galvanize galvanise
Derived:
electric shock electrical shock
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 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
"loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
Type of:
collapse
Kinds of:
cardiogenic shock hypovolemic shock obstructive shock distributive shock insulin shock
Domain:
pathology
noun Sense 8
a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
"corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks"
"whole fields of wheat in shock"
Type of:
pile heap mound
noun Sense 9
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
"he had an unruly shock of black hair"
Type of:
mass
noun Sense 10
an instance of agitation of the earth''s crust
"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
Type of:
earthquake quake temblor
noun Sense 11
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
Type of:
surprise
Kinds of:
blip
Derived:
traumatize traumatise stun floor ball over
noun Sense 12
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"
Type of:
fight fighting combat
noun Sense 13
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
"his mother''s deathleft him in a daze"
"he was numb with shock"
Type of:
stupefaction
Derived:
traumatize traumatise offend scandalize scandalise
noun Sense 14
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
Type of:
damper muffler
Kinds of:
air cushion air spring
Has parts:
suspension suspension system
Derived:
cushion buffer soften
verb Sense 15
inflict a trauma upon
Type of:
injure wound
Derived:
blow daze stupor injury hurt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 16
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
"subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"
"electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
Type of:
reflex instinctive reflex innate reflex
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
81
Times Searched
3
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disgust revolt nauseate surprise startle galvanize galvanise dismay alarm appal collide clash