"shock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɒk/ Audio: en-us-shock.ogg [US] Forms: shock [singular], shocks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A shock is the way it feels when a heavy thing suddenly hits another thing.
    Sense id: simple-shock-en-noun-1LYX56nL
  2. A shock is a sudden change that surprises people.
    Sense id: simple-shock-en-noun-j05vINzR
  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.
    Sense id: simple-shock-en-noun-gq1eAdro
  4. A shock is some electricity that suddenly hurts someone.
    Sense id: simple-shock-en-noun-9Ltt~Lsy

Verb

IPA: /ʃɒk/ Audio: en-us-shock.ogg [US] Forms: shock [canonical], shocks [third-person, singular], shocked [past], shocked [past, participle], shocking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You are shocked when you are surprised at something
    Sense id: simple-shock-en-verb-zhdPacji
  2. If you have been shocked, you were hit by electricity.
    Sense id: simple-shock-en-verb-YqsKEBDI
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