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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Shock, WV
    Zip code(s): 26638

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.
     chocar. [root]161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake,
     Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.]
     1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to
        strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Come the three corners of the world in arms,
              And we shall shock them.              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
              De Vipont.                            --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
        cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical
        discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression
        or commotion of the nervous system.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. t.
     To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as,
     to shock rye.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. i.
     To be occupied with making shocks.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,
           Bind fast, shock apace.                  --Tusser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG.
     scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc
     a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp.
     choque, It. ciocco a log. [root]161. Cf. Shock to shake.]
     1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow,
        collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or
        collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or
        onset.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks
              Of tides and seas tempestuous.        --Blackmore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He stood the shock of a whole host of foes.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of
        pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or
        overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering
        event. ``A shock of pleasure.'' --Talfourd.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the
        entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound
        impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe
        injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the
        muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the
        discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from
        a charged body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Concussion, Shock.
  
     Usage: Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by
            impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in
            use to matter, while shock is used also of mental
            states.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a
     heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G.
     hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.]
     1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye,
        or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in
        number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And cause it on shocks to be by and by set.
                                                    --Tusser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks.
                                                    --Thomson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a
        term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. i.
     To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. ``They
     saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock
     together.'' --De Quincey.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. Shag.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also
        shockdog.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a
        shock of sandy hair.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shock \Shock\, a.
     Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a
     heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G.
     hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.]
     1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye,
        or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in
        number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.
  
              And cause it on shocks to be by and by set.
                                                    --Tusser.
  
              Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks.
                                                    --Thomson.
  
     2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a
        term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. i.
     To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. ``They
     saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock
     together.'' --De Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. Shag.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also
        shockdog.
  
     2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a
        shock of sandy hair.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, a.
     Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.
  
           His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. t.
     To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as,
     to shock rye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. i.
     To be occupied with making shocks.
  
           Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,
           Bind fast, shock apace.                  --Tusser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.
     chocar. [root]161. Cf. Chuck to strike, Jog, Shake,
     Shock a striking, Shog, n. & v.]
     1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to
        strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
  
              Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we
              shall shock them.                     --Shak.
  
              I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
              De Vipont.                            --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
        cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
  
              Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG.
     scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc
     a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp.
     choque, It. ciocco a log. [root]161. Cf. Shock to shake.]
     1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow,
        collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or
        collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or
        onset.
  
              These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of
              tides and seas tempestuous.           --Blackmore.
  
              He stood the shock of a whole host of foes.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of
        pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or
        overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering
        event. ``A shock of pleasure.'' --Talfourd.
  
     3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the
        entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound
        impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe
        injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.
  
     4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the
        muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the
        discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from
        a charged body.
  
     Syn: Concussion, Shock.
  
     Usage: Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by
            impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in
            use to matter, while shock is used also of mental
            states.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shock \Shock\, v. t. (Physiol.)
     To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to
     cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the
     nervous system.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  shock
       n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
            something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's
            deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn:
             daze, stupor]
       2: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering
          into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn:
           impact]
       3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
          the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when
          they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed
          to occasional shocks" [syn: electric shock, electrical
          shock]
       4: (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; "loss of blood is an important
          cause of shock"
       5: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first
          shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while
          workers were at lunch" [syn: seismic disturbance]
       6: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock
          to learn that he was injured" [syn: blow]
       7: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry;
          stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in
          small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in
          shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
       8: a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly
          shock of black hair"
       9: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the
          old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock absorber,
           cushion]
       v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
            when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: stun, floor,
             ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
       2: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
          of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: offend,
           scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage]
       3: strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing
          shocked her"
       4: collide violently
       5: collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
       6: subject to electrical shocks
       7: inflict a trauma upon [syn: traumatize, traumatise]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     Ιταλικά n.
     σοκ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     Italian n.
     (l en shock) (medical; violent or unexpected event)
     Spanish n.
     (l es shock)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Shock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     a.
     Causing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking.
     n.
     1 A sudden, heavy impact.
     2 # (lb en figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
     3 # (lb en psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional
  disturbance.
     4 # (lb en medicine) electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical
  energy hitting a person or animal.
     5 # (lb en psychology) A state of distress following a mental or
  emotional disturbance.
     6 # (lb en medicine) circulatory shock, a medical emergency
  characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply
  enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
     7 # (lb en physics) A shock wave.
     8 (lb en automotive mechanical engineering) A shock absorber
  (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
     9 (lb en mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a
  partial differential equation.
     10 A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine
  levels.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause
  (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
     2 (lb en transitive) To give an electric shock to.
     3 (lb en transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
     4 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To meet with a #Noun; to collide in a
  violent encounter.
     5 (lb en transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to
  moderate the chlorine levels.
     6 (lb en geology transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a
  stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate
  temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning
  strikes, and nuclear explosions.
     n.
     An arrangement of sheaf for drying; a stook.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to
  stook.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Shock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     Italian n.
     (l en shock) (medical; violent or unexpected event)
     Spanish n.
     (l es shock)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Shock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     Italian n.
     (l en shock) (medical; violent or unexpected event)
     Spanish n.
     (l es shock)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Shock
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     Italia n.
     1 järkytys
     2 šokki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shock
     Engelska n.
     1 chock
     2 stöt
     Engelska vb.
     1 chockera
     2 överraska, chocka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  shock /ʃˈɒk/
  skok

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Shock /ʃˈɒk/
  الصدمة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  shock //ʃɑk// //ʃɒk// //ʃɔk// 
  1. [[то́ков]] [[у́дар]]
  electric shock
  2. шок 2.
  life-threatening medical emergency
   3.
  something surprising
  3. сблъ́скване, у́дар
  sudden, heavy impact

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  shock //ʃɑk// //ʃɒk// //ʃɔk// 
  1. шокирам
  to cause to be emotionally shocked
  2. удря ток
  to give an electric shock