What does shock mean?
Definitions for shock
ʃɒkshock
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word shock.
Princeton's WordNet
daze, shock, stupornoun
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
"his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
shock, impactnoun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"
electric shock, electrical shock, shocknoun
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
"subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
shocknoun
(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
"loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
shock, seismic disturbancenoun
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
shock, blownoun
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
shocknoun
a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
"corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
shocknoun
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
"he had an unruly shock of black hair"
jolt, jar, jounce, shocknoun
a sudden jarring impact
"the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
shock absorber, shock, cushionverb
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take abackverb
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrageverb
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
shockverb
strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her"
shockverb
collide violently
shockverb
collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain"
shockverb
subject to electrical shocks
traumatize, traumatise, shockverb
inflict a trauma upon
Wiktionary
shocknoun
Sudden, heavy impact.
The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
shocknoun
An arrangement of sheaves for drying, a stook.
shockverb
To cause to be emotionally shocked.
The disaster shocked the world.
shockverb
To give an electric shock.
Etymology: From schokken or choquer; both from schokken, from *, from skukkanan. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to skakanan, from (s)kAg'-; see shake. Cognate with schocken, scoc, schocken, skykkr, skykkjun, schiggen. More at shog.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shocknoun
Etymology: choc, French; schocken, Dutch.
Thro’ the shock
Of fighting elements on all sides round
Environ’d, wins his way. John Milton.It is inconceptible how any such man that hath stood the shock of an eternal duration, without corruption or alteration, should after be corrupted or altered. Matthew Hale.
These strong unshaken mounds resist the shocks
Of tides and seas tempestuous, while the rocks,
That secret in a long continu’d vein
Pass through the earth, the pon’drous pile sustain. Richard Blackmore.Such is the haughty man, his tow’ring soul,
Midst all the shocks and injuries of fortune,
Rises superior and looks down on Cæsar. Addison.Long at the head of his few faithful friends,
He stood the shock of a whole host of foes. Addison.The tender apples from their parents rent,
By stormy shocks must not neglected lye,
The prey of worms. Philips.The adverse legions, not less hideous join’d
The horrid shock. John Milton.Those that run away are in more danger than the others that stand the shock. Roger L'Estrange.
The mighty force
Of Edward twice o’erturn’d their desp’rate king:
Twice he arose, and join’d the horrid shock. Philips.Fewer shocks a statesman gives his friend. Edward Young.
Corn tithed, sir parson, together to get,
And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. Thomas Tusser.In a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in, in his season. Job.
Thou, full of days, like weighty shocks of corn,
In season reap’d, shall to thy grave be born. George Sandys.Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks,
Feels his heart heave with joy. James Thomson.I would fain know why a shock and a hound are not distinct species. John Locke.
To Shockverb
Etymology: schocken, Dutch.
These her princes are come home again:
Come the three corners of the world in arms,
And we will shock them. William Shakespeare, K. John.Supposing verses are never so beautiful, yet if they contain any thing that shocks religion or good manners, they are
Versus inotes rerum nugæquæ canoræ. Dryden.Those who in reading are shock’d that ’tis always a lion, may as well be angry that ’tis always a man. Alexander Pope.
My son,
I bade him love, and bid him now forbear:
If you have any kindness for him, still
Advise him not to shock a father’s will. Dryden.To Shockverb
To be offensive.
The French humour, in regard of the liberties they take in female conversations, is very shocking to the Italians, who are naturally jealous. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
To Shockverb
To build up piles of sheaves.
Etymology: from the noun.
Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,
Bind fast, shock apace, have an eye to thy corn. Thomas Tusser.
Wikipedia
Shock
Shock is a song by the South Korean boy group Beast. It's the first single from their second EP "Shock of the New Era" which was released on March 1, 2010 along with the EP. The song introduced a new genre called Rocktronic, which is a combination of rock and electronic music. A Japanese version was released on March 16, 2011 which serves as their debut single in Japan. It ranked #2 in the Oricon daily and weekly chart with 28,532 copies sold in the first week, beating the debut single of Big Bang's "My Heaven" at no. 3 in 2009.
ChatGPT
shock
Shock is a serious medical emergency where the body's tissues and organs do not receive an adequate supply of blood due to a sudden drop in blood pressure or volume. This condition can result in organ damage or failure and can be potentially life-threatening. It can be caused by various factors, such as severe injury, illness, or dehydration. Furthermore, in a non-medical context, shock can refer to a sudden or violent disturbance of the mind, emotions, or sensibilities caused by a traumatic event or unexpected outcome.
Webster Dictionary
Shocknoun
a pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook
Shocknoun
a lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods
Shockverb
to collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye
Shockverb
to be occupied with making shocks
Shocknoun
a quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset
Shocknoun
a sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event
Shocknoun
a sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like
Shocknoun
the sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body
Shock
to give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence
Shock
to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates
Shockverb
to meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter
Shocknoun
a dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog
Shocknoun
a thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair
Shockadjective
bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair
Etymology: [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. 161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake, Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.]
Wikidata
Shock
Circulatory shock, commonly known simply as shock, is a life-threatening medical condition that occurs due to inadequate substrate for aerobic cellular respiration. In the early stages this is generally an inadequate tissue level of oxygen. The typical signs of shock are low blood pressure, a rapid heartbeat and signs of poor end-organ perfusion or "decompensation/peripheral shut down". There are times that a person's blood pressure may remain stable, but may still be in circulatory shock, so it is not always a sign. Circulatory shock is not related to the emotional state of shock. Circulatory shock is a life-threatening medical emergency and one of the most common causes of death for critically ill people. Shock can have a variety of effects, all with similar outcomes, but all relate to a problem with the body's circulatory system. For example, shock may lead to hypoxemia or cardiac arrest. One of the key dangers of shock is that it progresses by a positive feedback mechanism. Once shock begins, it tends to make itself worse, so immediate treatment of shock is critical to the survival of the sufferer.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shock
shok, n. a violent shake: a sudden dashing of one thing against another: violent onset: an offence: a condition of prostration of voluntary and involuntary functions caused by trauma, a surgical operation, or excessive sudden emotional disturbance: (coll.) a sudden attack of paralysis, a stroke: an electrical stimulant to sensory nerves, &c.: any very strong emotion.—v.t. to shake by violence: to offend: to disgust: to dismay.—v.i. to collide with violence.—n. Shock′er (coll.), a very sensational tale.—adj. Shock′ing, offensive, repulsive.—adv. Shock′ingly.—n. Shock′ingness. [Prof. Skeat explains M. E. schokken, to shock, as from O. Fr. choc, a shock, choquer, to give a shock—Old High Ger. scoc, a shock, shaking movement. Cf. A.S. scóc, pa.t. of sceacan, to shake.]
Shock
shok, n. a heap or pile of sheaves of corn.—v.t. to make up into shocks or stooks.—n. Shock′er. [M. E. schokke—Old Dut. schocke.]
Shock
shok, n. a dog with long, shaggy hair: a mass of shaggy hair.—n. Shock′-dog, a rough-haired dog, a poodle.—adjs. Shock′-head, -ed, having a thick and bushy head of hair. [A variant of shag.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Shock
A pathological condition that can suddenly affect the hemodynamic equilibrium, usually manifested by failure to perfuse or oxygenate vital organs.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SHOCK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shock is ranked #9932 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Shock surname appeared 3,248 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Shock.
93.4% or 3,034 total occurrences were White.
2.4% or 80 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2% or 67 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.7% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.
0.7% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'shock' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2487
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'shock' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2743
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'shock' in Nouns Frequency: #1021
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shock in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of shock in a Sentence
We believe the Fed is trying to thread the needle, balancing market jitters about slowing global growth with robust consumer spending and a strong job market in the U.S., in other words, by cutting just 25 bps, the Fed is trying to bolster market confidence while also keeping some dry powder in reserve in case of an economic shock.
Maybe European elections (in Britain) will serve as a shock to reach a transpartisan deal.
First of all, it's not been explained, and secondly, it's going to create rate shock, so we believe that it should be alternately suspended for now, we don't know the methodology they employ ; we don't know the conclusions they came up to.
To be told that Alfie had leukemia was a massive shock and completely devastating for us, alfies dad Ollie had just finished treatment for cancer and hadnt yet had the all clear, so at that point, I didnt know if either of them would be okay.
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall:
Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche, my thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and friends and all the people of the community.
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- صدمةArabic
- xoc, xocarCatalan, Valencian
- náraz, šokCzech
- chokDanish
- Schock, schockierenGerman
- κραδασμός, ηλεκτροπληξία, κλονισμός, θημωνιάGreek
- ŝokoEsperanto
- choqueSpanish
- tukko, shokki, jymy-yllätys, isku, sähköshokki, järkyttää, antaa, sähköisku, shokeerata, jytky, šokki, tuppoFinnish
- choquer, chocFrench
- megdöbbent, sokkol, megráz, áramütés, sokk, döbbenetHungarian
- shokarIdo
- scossa, shockItalian
- 衝撃, ショックJapanese
- ಆಘಾತKannada
- 衝擊, 충격Korean
- OffensioLatin
- whētuki, whakaanuanuMāori
- sjokkNorwegian
- sjokkNorwegian Nynorsk
- sjokkNorwegian
- porażenie, wstrząsPolish
- choque, chocar, eletrocutarPortuguese
- потрясение, шокировать, шок, удар, потрясатьRussian
- elchock, stöt, överraskning, chock, elstöt, skrällSwedish
- şokTurkish
- sốcVietnamese
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