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Dictionary definition for: Shock
1. (n) 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"
2. (v) surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
3. (n) the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
4. (v) strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
5. (n) 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"
6. (v) strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
7. (n) (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"
9. (n) an instance of agitation of the earth''s crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
10. (v) collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
11. (n) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
12. (v) subject to electrical shocks
13. (n) 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"
15. (n) a bushy thick mass (especially hair) "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
16. (n) a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
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