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Meaning
Noun
●
A
sudden
,
heavy
impact.
Something so
surprising
that it is stunning.
●
In Psychology:
A
sudden
,
heavy
impact.
A
sudden
or
violent
mental
or
emotional
disturbance.
A state of
distress
following
a
mental
or
emotional
disturbance.
●
In Medicine:
A
sudden
,
heavy
impact.
Electric
shock
, a
sudden
burst
of
electrical energy
hitting
a person or animal.
●
In Medicine & Hair:
A
sudden
,
heavy
impact.
Circulatory
shock
, a
medical
emergency
characterized
by the
inability
of the
circulatory system
to supply enough
oxygen
to
meet
tissue
requirements.
●
In Physics:
A
sudden
,
heavy
impact.
A
shock
wave.
●
In Automotive & Mechanical engineering:
A
shock absorber
(typically in the
suspension
of a vehicle).
●
In Mathematics:
A
discontinuity
arising
in the
solution
of a
partial differential
equation.
●
A
chemical
added
to a
swimming pool
to
moderate
the
chlorine
levels.
●
An
arrangement
of
sheaves
for
drying
; a stook.
●
A lot
consisting of
sixty
pieces
; a
term
applied
in some Baltic
ports
to
loose
goods.
●
A
tuft
or
bunch
of something, such as
hair
or grass.
●
In Hair:
A small
dog
with long
shaggy
hair
, especially a
poodle
or
spitz
; a
shaggy
lapdog.
Adj
●
Causing
intense
surprise
,
horror
, etc.;
unexpected
and shocking.
Verb
●
To cause to be
emotionally
shocked
; to cause (someone) to feel
surprised
and upset.
●
To give an
electric shock
to.
●
To
subject
to a
shock wave
or
violent
impact.
●
To
meet with
a
shock
; to
collide
in a
violent
encounter.
●
To
add
a
chemical
to (a
swimming pool
) to
moderate
the
chlorine
levels.
●
In Geology:
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.
●
To
collect
, or
make up
, into a
shock
or
shocks
; to stook.
Name
●
A surname.
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Relief
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