Dictionary entry details
• SHOCK (noun)
Meaning:
The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
daze; shock; stupor
Context examples:
his mother's death left him in a daze / he was numb with shock
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
stupefaction (a feeling of stupefied astonishment)
Meaning:
The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shock; impact
Context example:
the armies met in the shock of battle
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
Meaning:
A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
electrical shock; electric shock; shock
Context examples:
subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response / electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
loss of blood is an important cause of shock
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
collapse (an abrupt failure of function or health)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shock"):
insulin reaction; insulin shock (hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma)
distributive shock (shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow)
obstructive shock (shock caused by obstruction of blood flow)
hypovolemic shock (shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss)
cardiogenic shock (shock caused by cardiac arrest)
Meaning:
An instance of agitation of the earth's crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
seismic disturbance; shock
Context example:
the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
earthquake; quake; seism; temblor (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity)
Meaning:
An unpleasant or disappointing surprise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
blow; shock
Context example:
it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
surprise (a sudden unexpected event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shock"):
blip (a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption)
Meaning:
A pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context examples:
corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks / whole fields of wheat in shock
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
agglomerate; cumulation; cumulus; heap; mound; pile (a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
Meaning:
A bushy thick mass (especially hair)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
he had an unruly shock of black hair
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
mass (an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people))
Meaning:
A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cushion; shock absorber; shock
Context example:
the old car needed a new set of shocks
Hypernyms ("shock" is a kind of...):
damper; muffler (a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shock"):
air cushion; air spring (a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion)
Holonyms ("shock" is a part of...):
suspension; suspension system (a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle)
• SHOCK (verb)
Meaning:
Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
shock; floor; blow out of the water; ball over; take aback; stun
Context example:
I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
surprise (cause to be surprised)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shock"):
galvanise; galvanize; startle (to stimulate to action)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will shock him
The good news will shock her
Meaning:
Strike with disgust or revulsion
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
appal; appall; outrage; scandalise; scandalize; shock; offend
Context example:
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
churn up; disgust; nauseate; revolt; sicken (cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to shock Sue
Meaning:
Strike with horror or terror
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
The news of the bombing shocked her
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
alarm; appal; appall; dismay; horrify (fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will shock him
The performance is likely to shock Sue
Meaning:
Collide violently
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Collect or gather into shocks
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
shock grain
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Subject to electrical shocks
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shock"):
galvanise; galvanize (stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Inflict a trauma upon
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
traumatize; traumatise; shock
Hypernyms (to "shock" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
