shock in English
- shock⇄adj. (of hair) rough and thick; shaggy.
- shock⇄adj. a. intended to cause surprise or provoke outrage.
Ex. shock radio.
b. causing surprise or outrage.
Ex. a shock comic. - shock⇄noun 1. a group of stalks of corn or bundles of grain set up on end together in the field in order to dry or to await harvesting.
2. a large collection of various things; heap.
Ex. Lilacs, wind-beaten, staggering under a lopsided shock of bl - shock⇄noun 1. a thick, bushy mass.
Ex. He has a shock of red hair.
2. a dog having long, shaggy hair, especially a poodle. - shock⇄noun 1a. a sudden and violent shake, blow, or crash.
Ex. Earthquake shocks are often felt in Japan. The two trains crashed head-on with a terrible shock.
(SYN) concussion, jolt, impact.
b. the effect of such a shake, blow, or crash. - shock⇄shock (1), noun, adjective, verb.
- shock⇄shock (2), noun, verb.
- shock⇄shock (3), noun, adjective.
- shock⇄v.i. to collide with a shock.
Ex. All at fiery speed the two shock'd on the central bridge (Tennyson). - shock⇄v.i. to make shocks.
- shock⇄v.t. to make into shocks.
Ex. to shock corn. - shock⇄v.t. 1. to cause to feel surprise, horror, or disgust.
Ex. That child's bad language shocks everyone. Ernest was terribly shocked when he heard of the loss of his money (Samuel Butler).
(SYN) horrify, startle.
2. to give an electric s
shock in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
shock in Sindhi سنڌي
shock in Telugu తెలుగు
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