shock
- Noun. Sudden, heavy impact.
- Noun. Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- Noun. More fully electric shock, a sudden burst of electric energy, hitting an animate animal such as a human.
- Noun. (pathology) A life-threatening medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- Noun. A tuft or bunch of something (e.g. hair, grass).
- Noun. An arrangement of sheaves for drying. A stook.
- Noun. (obsolete) A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.
- Noun. (sports) The defeat of a superior team by an inferior one.
- Verb. To cause to be emotionally shocked.
- Verb. To give an electric shock.
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