4. shock gravely diminished bloodcirculation caused by severe injury or pain, blood loss, or certain diseases and characterized by pallor, weak pulse, and very low bloodpressure.
11. (adj.)shock intended to scandalize or titillate an audience by breaking taboos, esp. by using vulgarity, obscenity, or ethnic slurs: shock radio; shock art.
1. (noun)daze, shock, stupor the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
2. (noun)shock, impact the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat "the armies met in the shock of battle"
3. (noun)electric shock, electrical shock, shock a reflexresponse to the passage of electriccurrent through the body "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
5. (noun)shock, seismic disturbance an instance of agitation of the earth's crust "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
6. (noun)shock, blow an unpleasant or disappointing surprise "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
7. (noun)shock a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indiancorn set up in a field "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
8. (noun)shock a bushy thickmass (especially hair) "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
9. (noun)jolt, jar, jounce, shock a sudden jarring impact "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
10. (verb)shock absorber, shock, cushion a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
11. (verb)shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
12. (verb)shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage strike with disgust or revulsion "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
13. (verb)shock strike with horror or terror "The news of the bombing shocked her"
14. (verb)shock collide violently
15. (verb)shock collect or gather into shocks "shock grain"
1. (noun)shock strong surprise when sth bad happens, or sth that causes this feeling the shock of hearing about the car accident; It was such a shock to see how sick she was.; The court's decision came as a shock.; The whole community was in shock.
2. shock in shock a medicalcondition in which your body stops reacting correctly after an injury or greatshock accident victims suffering from shock; He went into shock after arriving at the hospital.
3. shock in/into shock an electrical charge that goes into your body She got a shock from the light switch.
4. (verb)shock to surprise very much, often in a negative way He uses bad language because he thinks it shocks people.; We were shocked by the amount of poverty there.
2. (noun)SHOCK a pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook
3. (noun)SHOCK a lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods
4. (noun)SHOCK a quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset
5. (noun)SHOCK a sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event
6. (noun)SHOCK a sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like
1. SHOCK A pathological condition that can suddenly affect the hemodynamic equilibrium, usually manifested by failure to perfuse or oxygenate vital organs.