shock
IPA: ʃˈɑk
noun
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- (commerce, dated) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (obsolete) A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
adjective
- Causing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking.
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Examples of "shock" in Sentences
- The accident shocked people.
- I'm shocked at their pettiness.
- The story of the army was shocking.
- The result was surprising and shocking.
- The performance was deplorable, shocking.
- The submergence of the ship was shocking.
- The result was shocking and disappointing.
- It was shocking and shattered for everyone.
- But the schiltrons held firm, absorbing the shock of the impact.
- Such horizontal wheel compliance attenuates the shock of the impact.
- And I think the term shock and awe does indeed apply to this defense case.
- HARRIS: And his book, don't let the title shock you, "The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women into Bed."
- HARRIS (voice over): And his book, don't let the title shock you, "The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women into Bed."
- The Editor's memory matches mine with regard to the use of the fabric-covered elastic for yachting and the use of the term shock cord.
- A man on talk radio at 4 a.m. who apologised, without undue theatre, for having simply walked away in shock from the bus blast rather than offering comfort to the wounded.
- If you wanted to separate the freezing in shock from the utterance for some reason (I can't think of one right now, but you never know), then example two would work, in context.
- They then tried to examine him under torture by electric shock& amp; mdash; but Galt was prepared for it, and knew in advance that they would not dare deliver to him a lethal shock.
- The shot of the girl standing in shock is one of the most disturbing scenes you'll witness, it's not something you'd expect to happen in a typical film and it's indicative of scenes to come.
- The term shock doctrine may be appropriate but the real reason for the economic problems the US has today is a direct result of giving American corporations all the rights of an American individual but not all of the responsibilities.
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