nounπShareA sudden, heavy impact."The train hit the buffers with a great shock."physicssensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation."The sudden change in the weather patterns caused a shock in the model predicting crop yields. "theoryphysicsmathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset."The disaster shocked the world."emotionmindsensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give an electric shock to."The faulty electrical wiring in the classroom shocked the student. "electrictechnologyenergyphysicsdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter."The car shock the parked bicycle, sending it tumbling into the street. "actioneventdisasteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook."The farmer carefully arranged the wheat into a neat shock before the rain. "agricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods."The shipping clerk listed the incoming shock of lumber as sixty pieces. "amountcommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass."His head boasted a shock of sandy hair."appearancenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog."My aunt brought a fluffy shock of a dog to the family gathering. "animalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook."to shock rye"agricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
