'Shock' definitions:
Definition of 'shock'
From: WordNet
noun
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" [syn: daze, shock, stupor]
noun
The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn: shock, impact]
noun
A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" [syn: electric shock, electrical shock, 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 pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
noun
An instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" [syn: shock, seismic disturbance]
noun
An unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock, blow]
noun
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"
noun
A bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
noun
A sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" [syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock]
noun
A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock absorber, shock, cushion]
verb
Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
verb
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage]
verb
Strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
verb
Collide violently
verb
Collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
verb
Subject to electrical shocks
verb
Inflict a trauma upon [syn: traumatize, traumatise, shock]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. [root]161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake, Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.]
- 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. [1913 Webster]
- Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates. [1913 Webster]
- Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, v. i. To be occupied with making shocks. [1913 Webster]
- Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn, Bind fast, shock apace. --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG. scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp. choque, It. ciocco a log. [root]161. Cf. Shock to shake.]
- 1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset. [1913 Webster]
- These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of tides and seas tempestuous. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]
- He stood the shock of a whole host of foes. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event. "A shock of pleasure." --Talfourd. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a part of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Concussion, Shock.
- Usage: Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in use to matter, while shock is used also of mental states. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\ (sh[o^]k), n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.]
- 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook. [1913 Webster]
- And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
- Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, v. t. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, v. i. To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. "They saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock together." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Shock'
From: GCIDE
- Shock \Shock\, a. Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. [1913 Webster]
- His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shock'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- AC arc,
- accident,
- ache,
- aching,
- agitate,
- ague,
- amplify,
- anaphylactic shock,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- aperiodic discharge,
- apnea,
- appall,
- appulse,
- arc,
- arc column,
- arc discharge,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- astonish,
- astound,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- awe,
- backache,
- bank,
- batch,
- battle fatigue,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- blow,
- bob,
- bobble,
- bombshell,
- bounce,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- breakdown,
- brunt,
- brush discharge,
- bulldozing,
- bulling,
- bump,
- bunch,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- calamity,
- cannon,
- carambole,
- carom,
- casualty,
- cataclysm,
- catalepsy,
- catastrophe,
- charge,
- chatter,
- chill,
- chills,
- clash,
- clump,
- cluster,
- cock,
- colic,
- collapse,
- collision,
- coma,
- combat fatigue,
- concussion,
- constipation,
- contretemps,
- convulsion,
- copse,
- coughing,
- crack-up,
- cramp,
- crash,
- crop,
- crump,
- crunch,
- cut,
- cyanosis,
- daze,
- diarrhea,
- didder,
- disaster,
- discharge,
- discombobulate,
- discompose,
- disconcert,
- disgust,
- disquiet,
- disruptive discharge,
- distress,
- disturb,
- dither,
- dizziness,
- dolor,
- dropsy,
- dumbfound,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- electric discharge,
- electric shock,
- electric spark,
- electrify,
- electrodeless discharge,
- emaciation,
- encephalitis lethargica,
- encounter,
- energize,
- eye-opener,
- fainting,
- falter,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flabbergast,
- fleece,
- floor,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- flutter,
- flux,
- freeze,
- frighten,
- fuss,
- galvanic shock,
- galvanize,
- generate,
- give offense,
- glow discharge,
- grief,
- grimace,
- gross out,
- group,
- grouping,
- groupment,
- grove,
- growth,
- hammering,
- hassock,
- have an ague,
- head,
- head of hair,
- hemorrhage,
- high,
- high blood pressure,
- hill,
- horrify,
- hurt,
- hustle,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypoglycemic shock,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- ill hap,
- impact,
- impingement,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- injury,
- insomnia,
- insult,
- itching,
- jactitate,
- jar,
- jaundice,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- jounce,
- jump,
- knock,
- knot,
- labored breathing,
- lesion,
- lethargy,
- locks,
- loop in,
- lot,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- mane,
- marasmus,
- mat,
- mauling,
- meeting,
- mental shock,
- mess,
- misadventure,
- mischance,
- misfortune,
- mishap,
- mop,
- mound,
- narcohypnosis,
- narcolepsy,
- narcoma,
- narcosis,
- narcotic stupor,
- narcotization,
- nasal discharge,
- nasty blow,
- nausea,
- nauseate,
- necrosis,
- nervous exhaustion,
- neurogenic shock,
- nod,
- numb,
- offend,
- onslaught,
- oscillatory discharge,
- outrage,
- pain,
- pang,
- paralysis,
- paralyze,
- passion,
- percussion,
- perturb,
- petrify,
- pileup,
- plug in,
- Poulsen arc,
- prostration,
- protein shock,
- pruritus,
- put off,
- pyramid,
- quake,
- quaker,
- quaver,
- quiver,
- ramming,
- rash,
- rattle,
- repel,
- repercussion,
- revelation,
- revolt,
- rheum,
- rick,
- rictus,
- rock,
- ruck,
- ruffle,
- scandalize,
- scare,
- scare stiff,
- scare to death,
- sclerosis,
- secondary shock,
- sedation,
- seizure,
- serum shock,
- shag,
- shake,
- shake up,
- shell shock,
- shipwreck,
- shiver,
- shocker,
- short,
- short-circuit,
- shudder,
- sicken,
- sideswipe,
- silent discharge,
- skin eruption,
- sledgehammering,
- sleeping sickness,
- slew,
- smash,
- smash-up,
- smashing,
- smashup,
- sneezing,
- sopor,
- sore,
- sore spot,
- spark,
- spark gap,
- spasm,
- stack,
- stagger,
- staggering blow,
- start,
- startle,
- step down,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- stir,
- stockpile,
- stook,
- stress,
- stress of life,
- strike dumb,
- strike terror into,
- stroke,
- stun,
- stupefaction,
- stupefy,
- stupor,
- suffering,
- surgical shock,
- surprise,
- switch off,
- switch on,
- swoon,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- take aback,
- temblor,
- tender spot,
- terrify,
- thanatosis,
- thatch,
- thicket,
- throes,
- throw,
- thrusting,
- thunderbolt,
- tic,
- tingle,
- tragedy,
- trance,
- trauma,
- traumatism,
- traumatize,
- tremble,
- tremor,
- tresses,
- trouble,
- tuft,
- tumor,
- turn,
- turn off,
- turn on,
- turn the stomach,
- tussock,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- unsettle,
- upset,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vibrate,
- vomiting,
- wasting,
- whomp,
- wisp,
- wobble,
- wound,
- wound shock,
- wreck,
- wrench
Words containing 'Shock'
- Shocked,
- Shocking,
- Shockingly,
- Wind shock,
- Wood shock,
- anaphylactic shock,
- cardiogenic shock,
- culture shock,
- distributive shock,
- electric shock,
- electrical shock,
- hypovolemic shock,
- insulin shock,
- metrazol shock,
- obstructive shock,
- shell shock,
- shock absorber,
- shock jock,
- shock tactics,
- shock therapy,
- shock treatment,
- shock troops,
- shock wave,
- toxic shock,
- Shock-head,
- Shock-headed,
- insulin shock therapy,
- insulin shock treatment,
- metrazol shock therapy,
- metrazol shock treatment,
- shock-absorbent,
- toxic shock syndrome