Définitions
1.NounA sudden, heavy impact."The train hit the buffers with a great shock.; Fans were in shock in the days following the singer's death.; Several reflected shocks enter the bomb core in rapid succession, each helping to compress it to its maximum density."
2.NounSomething so surprising that it is stunning.
3.NounA sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
4.NounElectric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
5.NounA state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli."Fans were in shock in the days following the singer's death."
6.NounCirculatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
7.NounA shock wave."Several reflected shocks enter the bomb core in rapid succession, each helping to compress it to its maximum density."
8.NounA shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle)."If your truck's been riding rough, it might need new shocks."
9.NounA discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
10.NounA chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
11.AdjectiveCausing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking."His shock announcement rocked the tennis world."
12.VerbTo cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset."The disaster shocked the world."
13.VerbTo strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
14.VerbTo give an electric shock to.
15.VerbTo subject to a shock wave or violent impact."Ammonium nitrate can detonate if severely shocked."
16.VerbTo meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
17.VerbTo add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
18.VerbTo deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
19.NounAn arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
20.NounA lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
21.NounA tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass."His head boasted a shock of sandy hair."
22.NounA small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.
23.VerbTo collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook."to shock rye"