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"the armies met in the shock of battle"nounthe violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
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"all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"nouna sudden jarring impact
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verbsurprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
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"the old car needed a new set of shocks"nouna mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
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"subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response" "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"nouna reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
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"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"nounan unpleasant or disappointing surprise
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"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"nounan instance of agitation of the earth's crust
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"he was numb with shock"nounthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentallytype of:
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"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"verbstrike with disgust or revulsion
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"he had an unruly shock of black hair"nouna bushy thick mass (especially hair)type of:
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"corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks" "whole fields of wheat in shock"nouna pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a fieldtype of:
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"shock grain"verbcollect or gather into shockstype of:
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"loss of blood is an important cause of shock"noun(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 pallortype of:
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"The news of the bombing shocked her"verbstrike with horror or terror
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verbsubject to electrical shocks
Examples of shock
- "the armies met in the shock of battle"
- "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
- "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
- "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"
- "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
- "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
- "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
- "he was numb with shock"
- "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
- "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
- "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"
- "whole fields of wheat in shock"
- "shock grain"
- "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
- "The news of the bombing shocked her"