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According to WordNet, the noun "shock" has 10 sense(s).

100839292 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".

101172252 the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle".

107339098 a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers".

107962707 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".

107962500 a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair".

107510625 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".

107298982 an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured".

114067076 (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".

107429276 an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch".

104198797 a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks".


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