shock
1[ shok ]
/ ʃɒk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to undergo a shock.
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Origin of shock
1First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle French choc “armed encounter,” noun derivative of choquer “to clash (in battle),” from Germanic; compare Dutch schokken “to shake, jolt, jerk”
synonym study for shock
8. Shock, startle, paralyze, stun suggest a sudden, sharp surprise that affects one somewhat like a blow. Shock suggests a strong blow, as it were, to one's nerves, sentiments, sense of decency, etc.: The onlookers were shocked by the accident. Startle implies the sharp surprise of sudden fright: to be startled by a loud noise. Paralyze implies such a complete shock as to render one temporarily helpless: paralyzed with fear. Stun implies such a shock as bewilders or stupefies: stunned by the realization of an unpleasant truth.
OTHER WORDS FROM shock
Words nearby shock
Shoah, shoal, shoaly, shoat, shochet, shock, shock absorber, shocker, shock front, shockheaded, shock-horror
Definition for shock (2 of 3)
shock2
[ shok ]
/ ʃɒk /
noun
a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
verb (used with object)
to make into shocks.
Origin of shock
21275–1325; Middle English; cognate with Low German schok shock of grain, group of sixty, German Schock sixty
OTHER WORDS FROM shock
shocker, nounDefinition for shock (3 of 3)
shock3
[ shok ]
/ ʃɒk /
noun
a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
Also shock dog . a dog with long, shaggy hair.
adjective
shaggy, as hair.
Origin of shock
31810–20; special use of shock2, the hair being compared to a shock of wheat
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British Dictionary definitions for shock (1 of 3)
shock1
/ (ʃɒk) /
verb
to experience or cause to experience extreme horror, disgust, surprise, etcthe atrocities shocked us; she shocks easily
to cause a state of shock in (a person)
to come or cause to come into violent contact; jar
noun
Derived forms of shock
shockable, adjectiveshockability, nounWord Origin for shock
C16: from Old French choc, from choquier to make violent contact with, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German schoc
British Dictionary definitions for shock (2 of 3)
shock2
/ (ʃɒk) /
noun
a number of sheaves set on end in a field to dry
a pile or stack of unthreshed corn
verb
(tr) to set up (sheaves) in shocks
Word Origin for shock
C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schok shock of corn, group of sixty
British Dictionary definitions for shock (3 of 3)
shock3
/ (ʃɒk) /
noun
a thick bushy mass, esp of hair
adjective
rare bushy; shaggy
Word Origin for shock
C19: perhaps from shock ²
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Medical definitions for shock
shock
[ shŏk ]
n.
v.
To induce a state of physical shock in a person.
To subject a person to an electric shock.
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Scientific definitions for shock
shock
[ shŏk ]
An instance of the passage of an electric current through the body. The amount of injury caused by electric shock depends on the type and strength of the current, the length of time the current is applied, and the route the current takes once it enters the body.
A life-threatening condition marked by a severe drop in blood pressure, resulting from serious injury or illness.
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Idioms and Phrases with shock
shock
see culture shock.
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