[
UK
/ʃˈɒk/
]
[ US /ˈʃɑk/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɑk/ ]
VERB
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strike with horror or terror
The news of the bombing shocked her -
collect or gather into shocks
shock grain - collide violently
- subject to electrical shocks
- inflict a trauma upon
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strike with disgust or revulsion
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends -
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
NOUN
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a sudden jarring impact
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
the door closed with a jolt -
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
it came as a shock to learn that he was injured -
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
his mother's death left him in a daze
he was numb with shock -
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch -
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
the old car needed a new set of shocks -
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
the armies met in the shock of battle -
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
he had an unruly shock of black hair -
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 sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks
whole fields of wheat in shock -
(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 -
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
How To Use shock In A Sentence
- The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
- The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.
- It also provides ample cushioning with shock-absorbing HydroFlow technology in the heel and forefoot, and has a water-repellant upper.
- Labour is naturally a bit shell-shocked finding itself out of office for the first time in 13 years. Times, Sunday Times
- The microwave dinged and Leon seemed to get a little shocked from the noise.
- The passengers were badly shocked but unharmed.
- This shocking series meets the law enforcement officers who are on the front line. The Sun
- The Holy Alliance was the joint labour of an unfortunate man who had suffered a terrible mental shock and who was trying to pacify his much-disturbed soul, and of an ambitious woman who after a wasted life had lost her beauty and her attraction and who satisfied her vanity and her desire for notoriety by assuming the rôle of self-appointed Messiah of a new and strange creed. The Story of Mankind
- Severe shock can bring on an attack of acne.
- It protects the drive against shock from mishandling, increasing the robustness of the devices into which it's integrated.
