Definition of shock

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Shock (n.) 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..

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Slidometer :: Slidometer (n.) An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars occasioned by sudden stopping.
Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence..
Hurtle :: Hurtle (v. t.) To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.
Jar :: "Jar (n.) A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds..
Congress :: Congress (n.) A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things.
Heartstrike :: Heartstrike (v. t.) To affect at heart; to shock.
Slam :: Slam (n.) The shock and noise produced in slamming.
Stormy :: Stormy (superl.) Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Jar :: "Jar (v. t.) To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith..
Shock :: Shock (v. i.) To be occupied with making shocks.
Electrify :: Electrify (v. t.) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body..
Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.
Concussation :: Concussation (n.) A violent shock or agitation.
Stooked :: Stook (n.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves..
Shock-head :: Shock-head (a.) Shock-headed.
Shock-headed :: Shock-headed (a.) Having a thick and bushy head of hair.
Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks..
Concussion :: Concussion (n.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain..
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