shock

shock is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɒk/
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Noun

Singular shock

Plural shocks

1. A shock is the way it feels when a heavy thing suddenly hits another thing.
2. A shock is a sudden change that surprises people.
3. Shock is the way a person is when the person has lost some blood or has been hurt, and their heart is beating very fast and weakly.
4. A shock is some electricity that suddenly hurts someone.

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  The people felt the shock' of the two cars hitting each other

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  This airplane moves so fast that it makes shock waves in the air

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  This person is feeling shocked

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  A person in shock who needs to rest after being hurt

Verb

Plain form shock

Third-person singular shocks

Past tense shocked

Past participle shocked

Present participle shocking

1. You are shocked when you are surprised at something

   He was shocked at how much she had changed since he had last met her.

2. If you have been shocked, you were hit by electricity.

Related words

• shocking
• shockingly