shock

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

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