| aftershock | (noun) a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake | - |
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| chock | (noun) a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object | Synonyms: wedge |
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| (adverb) as completely as possible | Synonyms: chock-a-block |
| (verb) support on chocks | - |
| (verb) secure with chocks | - |
| chockablock | (adjective) packed full to capacity | Synonyms: chock-full, chockful, choke-full, chuck-full, cram full |
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| chockful | (adjective) packed full to capacity | Synonyms: chock-full, chockablock, choke-full, chuck-full, cram full |
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| electroshock | (noun) the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma | Synonyms: ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy |
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| foreshock | (noun) a tremor preceding an earthquake | - |
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| hock | (noun) tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle | Synonyms: hock-joint |
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| (noun) any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) | Synonyms: Rhenish, Rhine wine |
| (verb) disable by cutting the hock | - |
| (verb) leave as a guarantee in return for money | Synonyms: pawn, soak |
| hockey | (noun) a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net | Synonyms: field hockey |
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| (noun) a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks | Synonyms: hockey game, ice hockey |
| hollyhock | (noun) any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers | - |
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| (noun) any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea | Synonyms: althaea, althea |
| shock | (noun) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body | Synonyms: electric shock, electrical shock |
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| (noun) the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat | Synonyms: impact |
| (noun) a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses | Synonyms: cushion, shock absorber |
| (noun) an instance of agitation of the earth's crust | Synonyms: seismic disturbance |
| (noun) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise | Synonyms: blow |
| (noun) a sudden jarring impact | Synonyms: jar, jolt, jounce |
| (noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally | Synonyms: daze, stupor |
| (noun) a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field | - |
| (noun) a bushy thick mass (especially hair) | - |
| (noun) (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor | - |
| (verb) inflict a trauma upon | Synonyms: traumatise, traumatize |
| (verb) subject to electrical shocks | - |
| (verb) collect or gather into shocks | - |
| (verb) collide violently | - |
| (verb) strike with horror or terror | - |
| (verb) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | Synonyms: ball over, blow out of the water, floor, take aback |
| (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize |
| shockable | (adjective) capable of being shocked | Synonyms: narrow-minded |
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| shocked | (adjective) struck with fear, dread, or consternation | Synonyms: aghast, appalled, dismayed |
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| shocker | (noun) a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) | - |
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| (noun) a shockingly bad person | - |
| shocking | (adjective) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | Synonyms: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful |
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| (adjective) glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism | Synonyms: lurid |
| shockingly | (adverb) to a shocking degree | - |
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| (adverb) so as to shock the feelings | - |
| (adverb) very badly | - |
| unshockable | (adjective) incapable of being shocked | Synonyms: broad-minded |
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