Etymology : Middle English; akin to Middle High German schoc heap
Pronunciation : 'shäk
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. jolt, collision; sudden disturbance of the emotions; state of circulatory failure caused by serious injury (Medicine); physiological reaction caused by an electrical current passing through the body; bundle of grain or corn; mass of tangled hair. jolt, collide; upset, distress; offend, stun; subject to an electrical current; form bundles of grain or corn for drying. shock\shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. shocked ; p. pr. & vb. n. shocking.] [oe. schokken; cf. d. schokken, f. choquer, sp. chocar. ?161. cf. chuck to strike, jog, shake, shock a striking, shog, n. & v.].
2. to give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. come the three corners of the world in arms, and we shall shock them. i shall never forget the force with which he shocked de vipont. w. scott.
3. to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates. advise him not to shock a father's will.shock \shock\, v. t. to collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.shock \shock\, v. i. to be occupied with making shocks. reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn, bind fast, shock apace.shock \shock\, n. [cf. d. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, ohg. scoc a swing, mhg. schoc, icel. skykkjun tremuously, f. choc a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, sp. choque, it. ciocco a log. ?161. cf. shock to shake.].
4. 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. these strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks of tides and seas tempestuous. more. he stood the shock of a whole host of foes.
5. 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. "a shock of pleasure.".
6. (med.) 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.
7. (elec.) the sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body.
8. 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.
9. A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
10. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.
11. To be occupied with making shocks.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body.
16. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
17. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
18. To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
19. A dog with long hair or shag; called also shockdog.
20. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.
21. Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.
22. To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" 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" a bushy thick mass ; "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" 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" 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".
23. 1. If you have a shock, something suddenly happens which is unpleasant, upsetting, or very surprising. The extent of the violence came as a shock He has never recovered from the shock of your brother's death.
24. Shock is a person's emotional and physical condition when something very frightening or upsetting has happened to them. She's still in a state of shock.
25. If someone is in shock, they are suffering from a serious physical condition in which their blood is not flowing round their body properly, for example because they have had a bad injury. They escaped the blaze but were rushed to hospital suffering from shock.
26. If something shocks you, it makes you feel very upset, because it involves death or suffering and because you had not expected it. After forty years in the police force nothing much shocks me + shocked shocked This was a nasty attack and the woman is still very shocked.
27. If someone or something shocks you, it upsets or offends you because you think it is rude or morally wrong. You can't shock me They were easily shocked in those days We were always trying to be creative and to shock. + shocked shocked Don't look so shocked.
28. A shock announcement or event is one which shocks people because it is unexpected. the shock announcement that she is to resign. a shock defeat.
29. A shock is the force of something suddenly hitting or pulling something else. Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
30. A shock is the same as an electric shock.
31. A shock of hair is a very thick mass of hair on a person's head. a very old priest with a shock of white hair. see also:
shocking, culture shock, electric shock, shell shock. State in which the circulatory system fails to supply enough blood to peripheral tissues to meet basic requirements. Symptoms weak, rapid pulse; low blood pressure; and cold, sweaty skin are not all present in every case. Causes include low blood volume, caused by bleeding or fluid loss from burns or dehydration; inability of the heart to pump enough blood, due to heart attack, pulmonary embolism, or cardiac tamponade (compression of the heart by fluid in the membrane around it); and blood-vessel dilation as a result of septicemia, allergy (including anaphylaxis), or drugs. All result in reduced capillary blood flow; reflexes increase heart rate and constrict small blood vessels to protect the blood supply to essential organs. Without treatment of the underlying cause, these mechanisms fail; since the cause is not always clear, cases tend to require different and occasionally contradictory treatment (e.g., intravenous fluids can save the life of a patient with massive blood loss but can overload a weakened heart). electric shock shock absorber shock therapy toxic shock syndrome.
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