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Words with a similar base: electric_shock, electrical_shock, shock, shock_absorber

'shock'

[daze.n.01] as in: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

Examples:
his mother's death left him in a daze
he was numb with shock

'shock'

[shock.n.02] as in: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

Examples:
the armies met in the shock of battle

'shock'

[electric_shock.n.03] as in: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

Examples:
subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks

'shock'

[shock.n.04] as in: (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

Examples:
loss of blood is an important cause of shock

'shock'

[shock.n.05] as in: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust

Examples:
the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch

'shock'

[shock.n.06] as in: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

Examples:
it came as a shock to learn that he was injured

'shock'

[shock.n.07] as in: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field

Examples:
corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks
whole fields of wheat in shock

'shock'

[shock.n.08] as in: a bushy thick mass (especially hair)

Examples:
he had an unruly shock of black hair

'shock'

[jolt.n.01] as in: a sudden jarring impact

Examples:
the door closed with a jolt
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers

'shock'

[shock_absorber.n.01] as in: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

Examples:
the old car needed a new set of shocks

'shock'

[shock.v.01] as in: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Examples:
I was floored when I heard that I was promoted

'shock'

[shock.v.02] as in: strike with disgust or revulsion

Examples:
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

'shock'

[shock.v.03] as in: strike with horror or terror

Examples:
The news of the bombing shocked her

'shock'

[shock.v.04] as in: collide violently

'shock'

[shock.v.05] as in: collect or gather into shocks

Examples:
shock grain

'shock'

[shock.v.06] as in: subject to electrical shocks

'shock'

[traumatize.v.01] as in: inflict a trauma upon