shocker
[ shok-er ]
/ ˈʃɒk ər /
noun
a person or thing that shocks.
a sensational novel, play, etc.
Words nearby shocker
shock tube, shock wave, shock-horror, shock-resistant, shock-test, shocker, shockheaded, shocking, shocking pink, shockley, shockproof
Definition for shocker (2 of 2)
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 shocker (1 of 4)
shocker
/ (ˈʃɒkə) /
noun informal
a person or thing that shocks or horrifies
a sensational novel, film, or play
British Dictionary definitions for shocker (2 of 4)
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 shocker (3 of 4)
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 shocker (4 of 4)
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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Medicine definitions for shocker
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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Science definitions for shocker
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 shocker
shock
see culture shock.
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