Electric Shock (Noun)
Meaning 1
The use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.