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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\ (sh[o^]k), n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. --Tusser. [1913 Webster] Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, v. i. To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. "They saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock together." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. {Shag}.] 1. (Zool.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also {shockdog}. [1913 Webster] 2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, v. t. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, v. i. To be occupied with making shocks. [1913 Webster] Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn, Bind fast, shock apace. --Tusser. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG. scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp. choque, It. ciocco a log. [root]161. Cf. {Shock} to shake.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of tides and seas tempestuous. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster] He stood the shock of a whole host of foes. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. "A shock of pleasure." --Talfourd. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a part of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like. [1913 Webster] 4. (Elec.) 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: {Concussion}, {Shock}. Usage: Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in use to matter, while shock is used also of mental states. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shocking}.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. [root]161. Cf. {Chuck} to strike, {Jog}, {Shake}, {Shock} a striking, {Shog}, n. & v.] 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence. [1913 Webster] Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates. [1913 Webster] Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shock \Shock\, a. Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. [1913 Webster] His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: shock n 1: 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" [syn: {daze}, {shock}, {stupor}] 2: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn: {shock}, {impact}] 3: 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" [syn: {electric shock}, {electrical shock}, {shock}] 4: (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" 5: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" [syn: {shock}, {seismic disturbance}] 6: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: {shock}, {blow}] 7: 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" 8: a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair" 9: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" [syn: {jolt}, {jar}, {jounce}, {shock}] 10: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock absorber}, {shock}, {cushion}] v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}] 2: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock}, {offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}] 3: strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her" 4: collide violently 5: collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain" 6: subject to electrical shocks 7: inflict a trauma upon [syn: {traumatize}, {traumatise}, {shock}] From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: shock /ʃɔk/ shock