eng: shock

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means	(noun) 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" daze, stupor, shock
means	(noun) the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" shock, impact
means	(noun) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" electric shock, shock, electrical shock
means	(noun) (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" shock
means	(noun) an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" seismic disturbance, shock
means	(noun) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" shock, blow
means	(noun) 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 sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" shock
means	(noun) a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair" shock
means	(noun) a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" jounce, jar, shock, jolt
means	(noun) a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" shock absorber, shock, cushion
means	(verb) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" blow out of the water, take aback, ball over, floor, shock
means	(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" shock, scandalize, outrage, offend, appal, scandalise, appall
means	(verb) strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" shock
means	(verb) collide violently shock
means	(verb) collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain" shock
means	(verb) subject to electrical shocks shock
means	(verb) inflict a trauma upon shock, traumatise, traumatize
means	e/Shock (fluid dynamics)
means	e/Shock (mechanics)
means	e/Shock (medical)

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eng: shock

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