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shock
noun(shock)
a sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance
shock
noun(shock)
a disturbance in the equilibrium or permanence of something
shock
noun(shock)
something that causes such disturbance
shock
verb(shock)
to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust
shock
verb(shock)
to cause to undergo a physical or nervous shock
shock
verb(shock)
to subject to the action of an electrical discharge
shock
noun(shock)
a thick bushy mass (as of hair)
shock
adjective(shock)
bushy, shaggy
shock
noun(shock)
a pile of sheaves of grain or stalks of corn set up in a field with the butt ends down
shock
verb(shock)
to collect into shocks
shock
noun(shock)
any of several devices for absorbing the energy of sudden impulses or shocks in machinery or structures
shock
noun(shock)
the advancing edge of a shock wave
shock
noun(shock)
a radio personality noted for provocative or inflammatory commentary
shock
noun(shock)
the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current —called also shock treatment

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