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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shock•ing /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - causing intense surprise, horror, etc.:the shocking news of her death.
- very bad:shocking table manners.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shock•ing (shok′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- very bad:shocking manners.
shock′ing•ly, adv. shock′ing•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . staggering, astounding, startling, appalling.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shocking /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ adj - causing shock, horror, or disgust
- shocking pink ⇒ a vivid or garish shade of pink
- informal very bad or terrible: shocking weather
ˈshockingly adv shock1 /ʃɑk/USA pronunciation n. - a sudden disturbance of the mind or the feelings, due to something unpleasant and unexpected: [countable]Her death came as a shock.[uncountable]a reaction of shock to the shooting.
- a sudden blow or impact:[countable]the shocks from an earthquake.
- Pathology a serious condition in which blood circulation is greatly reduced:[uncountable]hospitalized and treated for shock and bullet wounds.
- Physiology the effect on the body produced by an electric current passing through it:[countable]I felt a shock from the static electricity.
- Automotive, Informal Terms shocks, [plural] shock absorbers.
v. [~ + object] - to have an effect on (someone) of strong and deep surprise, horror, etc.:The sight shocked everyone deeply.
- to give an electric shock to.
adj. [before a noun] - intended to upset an audience by breaking social rules, esp. by using improper language, obscenity, etc:shock radio.
shock3 /ʃɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a thick, bushy mass, as of hair:a shock of gray hair covered by a cap.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shock1 (shok),USA pronunciation n. - a sudden and violent blow or impact;
collision. - a sudden or violent disturbance or commotion:the shock of battle.
- a sudden or violent disturbance of the mind, emotions, or sensibilities:The burglary was a shock to her sense of security. The book provided a shock, nothing more.
- the cause of such a disturbance:The rebuke came as a shock.
- Pathologya collapse of circulatory function, caused by severe injury, blood loss, or disease, and characterized by pallor, sweating, weak pulse, and very low blood pressure. Cf. anaphylactic shock, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock.
- Physiologythe physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body.
- Automotive, Informal Terms shocks, [Informal.]shock absorbers, esp. in the suspension of an automobile.
v.t. - to strike or jar with intense surprise, horror, disgust, etc.:He enjoyed shocking people.
- to strike against violently.
- to give an electric shock to.
v.i. - to undergo a shock.
- Gmc; compare Dutch schokken to shake, jolt, jerk
- Middle French choc armed encounter, noun, nominal derivative of choquer to clash (in battle)
- 1555–65
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stagger, astound, stupefy. Shock, startle, paralyze, stun suggest a sudden, sharp surprise that affects one somewhat like a blow. Shock suggests a strong blow, as it were, to one's nerves, sentiments, sense of decency, etc.:The onlookers were shocked by the accident.Startle implies the sharp surprise of sudden fright:to be startled by a loud noise.Paralyze implies such a complete shock as to render one temporarily helpless:paralyzed with fear.Stun implies such a shock as bewilders or stupefies:stunned by the realization of an unpleasant truth.
shock2 (shok),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturea group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
v.t. - Agricultureto make into shocks.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; cognate with Low German schok shock of grain, group of sixty, German Schock sixty
- a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- Also, shock′ dog′. a dog with long, shaggy hair.
adj. - shaggy, as hair.
- special use of shock2, the hair being compared to a shock of wheat 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shock /ʃɒk/ vb - to experience or cause to experience extreme horror, disgust, surprise, etc: the atrocities shocked us, she shocks easily
- to cause a state of shock in (a person)
- to come or cause to come into violent contact; jar
n - a sudden and violent jarring blow or impact
- something that causes a sudden and violent disturbance in the emotions
- a state of bodily collapse or near collapse caused by circulatory failure or sudden lowering of the blood pressure, as from severe bleeding, burns, fright, etc
- pain and muscular spasm as the physical reaction to an electric current passing through the body
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French choc, from choquier to make violent contact with, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German schocˈshockable adj ˌshockaˈbility n shock /ʃɒk/ n - a number of sheaves set on end in a field to dry
- a pile or stack of unthreshed corn
vb - (transitive) to set up (sheaves) in shocks
Etymology: 14th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schok shock of corn, group of sixty shock /ʃɒk/ n - a thick bushy mass, esp of hair
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from shock² |