| Sounds | shaa'k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens / happens accidentally. | |
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| Example | "he was numb with shock" | |
| Synonyms | daze, stupor | |
| Broader | stupefaction | A feeling of stupefied astonishment |
| Spanish | aturdimiento, conmoción, estupor | |
| Catalan | estupor | |
| Verbs | shock | inflict a trauma upon |
| shock | strike with horror or terror | |
| shock | strike with disgust or revulsion | |
| Meaning | The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat. | |
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| Example | "the armies met in the shock of battle" | |
| Synonym | impact | |
| Broader | fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
| Verbs | shock | collide violently |
| Meaning | A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | electric shock, electrical shock | |
| Broader | reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| Spanish | choque | |
| Verbs | shock | subject to electrical shocks |
| Meaning | (pathology) 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. | |
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| Example | "loss of blood is an important cause of shock" | |
| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Narrower | cardiogenic shock | shock caused by cardiac arrest |
| distributive shock | shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow | |
| hypovolemic shock | shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss | |
| insulin shock, insulin reaction | hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma | |
| obstructive shock | shock caused by obstruction of blood flow | |
| Broader | collapse, prostration | An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |
| Spanish | choque | |
| Catalan | xoc | |
| Meaning | An instance of agitation of the earth's crust. | |
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| Example | "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" | |
| Synonym | seismic disturbance | |
| Broader | earthquake, quake, temblor, seism | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity |
| Spanish | perturbación sísmica, sacudida sísmica | |
| Catalan | pertorbació sísmica, sacsejada sísmica | |
| Meaning | An unpleasant or disappointing surprise. | |
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| Example | "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" | |
| Synonym | blow | |
| Narrower | blip | A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption |
| Broader | surprise | A sudden unexpected event |
| Spanish | conmoción, disgusto, golpe | |
| Verbs | shock | inflict a trauma upon |
| shock | strike with horror or terror | |
| shock | surprise greatly | |
| Meaning | A pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field. | |
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| Broader | pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus | A collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| Spanish | garbera, tresnal | |
| Catalan | garbera | |
| Verbs | shock | collect or gather into shocks |
| Meaning | A bushy thick mass (especially hair). | |
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| Example | "he had an unruly shock of black hair" | |
| Broader | mass | An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) |
| Meaning | A sudden jarring impact. | |
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| Example | "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" | |
| Synonyms | jolt, jar, jounce | |
| Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
| Spanish | choque, concusión, sacudida | |
| Catalan | xoc | |
| Meaning | A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses. | |
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| Example | "the old car needed a new set of shocks" | |
| Synonyms | shock absorber, cushion | |
| Part of | suspension, suspension system | A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle |
| Narrower | air cushion, air spring | A mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion |
| Broader | damper, muffler | A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations |
| Spanish | amortiguador | |
| Catalan | amortidor, esmorteïdor | |
| Meaning | surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will shock him; The good news will shock her | |
| Synonyms | floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback | |
| Narrower | startle, galvanize, galvanise | To stimulate to action |
| Broader | surprise | Cause to be surprised |
| Spanish | aturdir, chocar, pasmar, sorprender | |
| Catalan | atordir, esbalair, xocar | |
| Nouns | shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise |
| Meaning | strike with disgust or revulsion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to shock Sue | |
| Example | "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" | |
| Synonyms | offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage | |
| Broader | disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up | Cause aversion in |
| Spanish | chocar, consternar, deshonrar, escandalizar, horrorizar, impactar, indignar, insultar, ofender | |
| Catalan | escandalitzar, espantar, horroritzar, indignar, insultar, ofendre, sobresaltar, sobtar, ultratjar, xocar | |
| Nouns | shock | the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens / happens accidentally |
| shocker | a shockingly bad person | |
| Meaning | strike with horror or terror. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will shock him; The performance is likely to shock Sue | |
| Example | "The news of the bombing shocked her" | |
| Broader | dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify | Fill with apprehension or alarm |
| Spanish | chocar, choquear, conmocionar | |
| Catalan | commocionar | |
| Nouns | shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise |
| shock | the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens / happens accidentally | |
| shocker | a sensational / sensational message (in a film or play or novel) | |
| Meaning | collide violently. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | collide, clash | crash together with violent impact |
| Spanish | chocar | |
| Nouns | shock | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat |
| Meaning | Collect or gather into shocks. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "shock grain" | |
| Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
| Spanish | agavillar, gavillar, impresionar | |
| Nouns | shock | a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry |
| Meaning | subject to electrical shocks. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Narrower | galvanize, galvanise | stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock |
| Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
| Nouns | shock | a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body |
| Meaning | inflict a trauma upon. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | traumatize, traumatise | |
| Broader | injure, wound | Cause injuries or bodily harm to |
| Spanish | causar un trauma, traumatizar | |
| Catalan | traumatitzar | |
| Nouns | shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise |
| shock | the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens / happens accidentally | |
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