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shock

1. shock \'sha:k\ n [ME; akin to MHG schoc heap, OE he-ah high - more at 
   HIGHM : a pile of sheaves of grain or stalks of Indian corn set up in a 
   field wi th the butt ends down
2. shock vt : to collect into shocks 
3. shock n [MF choc, fr. choquer to strike against, fr. OF choquier, pro] 
   often attrib b. of Gmc origin; akin to MD schocken to jolt 1: the impact or 
   encounter of individuals or groups in combat  2a: a violent shake or jar : 
   CONCUSSION  2b: an effect of such violence  3a1: a disturbance in the 
   equilibrium or permanence of something  3a2: a sudden or violent 
   disturbance in the mental or emotional faculties  3b: something that causes 
   such disturbance  4: a state of profound depression of the vital processes 
   associated with re duced blood volume and pressure and caused usu. by 
   severe esp. crushing injuries, hemorrhage, or burns 5: sudden stimulation 
   of the nerves and convulsive contraction of the muscl es caused by the 
   discharge of electricity through the animal body 6a: APOPLEXY  6b: CORONARY 
   THROMBOSIS 
4. shock vt 1a: to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust  1b: to 
   cause to undergo a physical or nervous shock  1c: to subject to the action 
   of an electrical discharge  2: to drive into or out of by or as if by a 
   shock  : to meet with a shock : COLLIDE 
5. shock n [perh. fr. 1shock] : a thick bushy mass (as of hair) 
6. shock aj : BUSHY, SHAGGY