Shock (Verb)
Meaning 1
Collide violently.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Inflict a trauma upon.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The tragedy would forever shock her into silence about her family's past.
- His admission of infidelity would shock her so badly she would leave him.
- Sometimes the outcome of an election can shock even the most hardened politicians.
- He knew the truth about his brother's disappearance would shock his parents.
- The scene would shock even the battle-hardened soldiers forever.
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Meaning 3
Subject to electrical shocks.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 4
Strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 5
Collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 7
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends".
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Verbs of feeling.