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n.
That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks.
a.
Shock-headed.
v. i.
To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
n.
See 7th Shock, 1.
v. t.
To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.
imp. & p. p.
of Shock
superl.
Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
n.
Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shock
a.
Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall.
n.
A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a bad turn.
n.
A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog.
v.
To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
n.
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish, and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical.
n.
A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.
v.
To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
a.
Having shaggy hair; shock-headed.
v. i.
To be occupied with making shocks.
n.
An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve by successive mechanical shocks.
a.
Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.
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