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Meaning of shock
noun
- A sudden, heavy impact. Example: The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
- A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
verb
- To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. Example: The disaster shocked the world.
- To give an electric shock to.
- To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
noun
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass. Example: His head boasted a shock of sandy hair.
- A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.
verb
- To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook. Example: to shock rye
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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