• a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric Shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional Shocks"
• the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the Shock of battle"
• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of Shocks"
• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a Shock to learn that he was injured"
• an instance of agitation of the earth''s crust; "the first Shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
• the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother''s deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with Shock"
• a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly Shock of black hair"
• 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 sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in Shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in Shock"
• (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"
• inflict a trauma upon
• subject to electrical Shocks
• collect or gather into Shocks; "Shock grain"
• collide violently
• strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing Shocked her"
• surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
• strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman Shocked her friends"

'Shock' in other languages