Shock

noun

/ʃɒk/

Word Frequency: 24.7

Definitions

1.nounA sudden, heavy impact.

"The train hit the buffers with a great shock."

2.nounA discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.

3.verbTo cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.

"The disaster shocked the world."

4.verbTo give an electric shock to.

5.verbTo meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.

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