shock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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Either from Middle Dutch schokken "to push, jolt, shake, jerk" or Middle French choquer "to collide with, clash" of Germanic origin akin to Middle Dutch schokken "to jolt, bounce", Old High German scoc "a jolt, swing", Middle High German schoc, Icelandic skykkjun "tremuously"

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• IPA: /ʃɒk/
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  Rhymes: -ɒk

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shock (plural shocks)

1. Sudden, heavy impact.
2. Something so surprising that it is stunning.
3. More fully electric shock, a sudden burst of electric energy, hitting an animate animal such as a human.
4. (pathology) A life-threatening medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
5. A tuft or bunch of something (ie - hair, grass)
6. An arrangement of sheaves for drying. A stook.

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bow shock culture shock economic shock electric shock shock absorber

shock jock shock mount shock rock shock site shock therapy

shock wave, shockwave shocker shocking pink shockproof shockumentary

shockvertising supply shock technology shock termination shock toxic shock syndrome

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to shock (third-person singular simple present shocks, present participle shocking, simple past and past participle shocked)

1. To cause to be emotionally shocked.
2. To give an electric shock.

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English

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shock m. inv.

1. shock (medical; violent or unexpected event)