noun
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A sudden, heavy impact.
example
The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
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A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
verb
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To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
example
The disaster shocked the world.
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To give an electric shock to.
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To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter.
noun
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An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
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A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
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(by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
example
His head boasted a shock of sandy hair.
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A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.
verb
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To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
example
to shock rye