noun
definition
A sudden, heavy impact.
example
The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
definition
A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
verb
definition
To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
example
The disaster shocked the world.
definition
To give an electric shock to.
definition
To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
Examples of shock in a Sentence
Does that shock you?
The shock nearly put me to the floor.
His shock wore off, replaced by anger.
Carmen refrained from looking at Alex or displaying the shock she felt at the introduction of two more siblings he had never mentioned - an entire family.
Unable to function from shock, he sat down on a rock overlooking the lake.
It bounced around her head, first in disbelief, then in shock, and finally, in anger.
But the idea was shock therapy.
Edith Shipton looked up in shock, mouth agape.
When her shock wore off, she responded timidly.
The shock of the shake accompanying the shout flung her deadened senses awake.
His head hurt from the shock of the baton, and he couldn't help hoping she was a better shot than she was figuring out the baton.
The shock of red hair on the top of his head was unruly, as if he had been running his fingers through it.
Slowly the facts were beginning to seep through the layer of shock.
As if reading her intentions, Hannah forced herself out of her shock and hurried to the low-burning hearth.
Carmen felt the shock of it as if she had been slapped.
Rainy, a brooding Guardian with striking green eyes and a shock of dark hair, was his youngest station chief at a youthful two thousand years old.
They gazed at each other for a long moment, her shock and exhaustion too deep to fear the man who radiated power and control, even in a simple T-shirt.
All at once a sudden shock passed through my whole being, my eyes swam, and I seemed wrapped in a dazzling white mist.
Well, he'd be in for a shock if we posted it.
It was a shock for David Dean to see Fred O'Connor sitting on a wooden stool behind bars at the Ouray County jail.
I'm sure a woman with intelligence will shock you.
Jackson took a step back in shock, then noticed Connor and Sarah across the room laughing hysterically.
Wouldn't that have been a shock?
Even when she was angry with him and numb with shock, she didn't consider asking for a divorce.
You can adjust the amount of shock your dog receives by starting on the lowest setting, and only moving up one notch until the shock is strong enough to get his attention and stop him in mid-bark.
I've also been thinking about investing in a shock collar.
Furthermore, while this dog training collar can be an effective training aid for many big dogs, it's important to note that some dogs should never be exposed to any type of shock stimulation collar.
Be sure to harden off seedlings grown indoors so they don't go into shock once they're outside.
If he hadn't hid it from her all this time, it wouldn't be such a shock.
Elise released her, sitting back in shock.
It's just such...such a shock.
He stepped into the room and removed his hat, running a hand through an unruly shock of red hair.
She'd best begin now so it wasn't such a shock later.
Thus, by the avoidance both of toxaemia and of shock, peritonitis and other dangers of the abdomen, such as strangulations or intussusceptions of the bowels, formerly desperate, can in many cases be dealt with safely and effectively.
He averted open rupture until England was strong enough to stand the shock.
An external shock was needed to overcome that shame, and this shock came in due time.
The collar is designed to deliver a small electrostatic shock whenever your dog barks.
The warm soil, warm days and cool nights provide a great way to ease plants through that first shock of moving from the pot to the garden.
It isn't a good idea to repot a new gardenia because it will probably go into shock and drop all its buds.
This will give them a chance to develop some cold tolerance so the permanent move outdoors will be less of a shock.
It's best to plant strawberries on a cloudy day or in the late afternoon to avoid transplant shock.
The shorter the time the plant is in transit the less shock it will experience before it can grace your garden.
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.
So it's not as much of a shock?
Once the shock wore off, rational thinking set in and he calmed down, feeling this might be an advantage.
His leg was hurt, and only his stubbornness kept him from surrendering to shock.
Carmen left the room in a state of shock.
When it didn't, he looked to the remaining two Others, who stared at him in shock.
If he had hit her, it wouldn't have been a bigger shock.
On the 6th of February 1658 he lost his favourite daughter, Elizabeth Claypole, and he was much cast down by the shock of his bereavement and of her long sufferings.