[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shock.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / shock [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/) # shock «shock» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sudden surprise, usually an unpleasant one, that upsets…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a shock, shocks; shock, uncountable in medicine); verb (shock, shocks, shocked, shocking) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A shock is a sudden surprise, usually an unpleasant one, that upsets you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#m1) 2) An electric shock is the painful jolt you feel when electricity goes through your body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#m2) 3) In medicine, shock is a dangerous state after a serious injury or fright when the body is very weak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#m3) 4) A shock can be a sudden strong bump or shake, like the shock of an earthquake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#m4) 5) To shock someone means to surprise and upset them, or make them think something is very wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#m5) 6) A shock of hair is a thick messy mass of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#m6) ### sense in the lessons Safety: electric shocks from sockets, plugs with wet hands, damaged cables, fallen power lines and pylons can kill; never poke things into sockets. In first aid, a person in shock may be pale, cold and sweaty; keep them warm and still, and call for help. In stories a shock is a twist that surprises the reader. Phrases: «in shock», «a big shock», «electric shock», «shock absorbers», «it came as a shock». ### examples - It was a shock when our teacher said she was leaving. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x1) - Never touch a socket with wet hands or you could get an electric shock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x2) - The news shocked the whole town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x3) - After the crash, the driver was in shock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x4) - I got a small shock of static from the door handle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x5) - The ending of the story was a real shock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x6) - Bikes have shock absorbers to make the ride smoother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x7) - He had a shock of red hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x8) - The shock was too much for him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/#x9) ### note Adjectives: «shocked» (how you feel) and «shocking» (what causes it). A little static shock from a carpet or trampoline is harmless; a shock from mains electricity is dangerous. «Shocked» does not always mean scared; it means very surprised and often upset. ### In the corpora - [A parent may sound sharp for a second from shock; that is about the shock, not about the child being bad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/12/) - [Art can aim to be beautiful, but also to shock, ask questions, make people laugh or remember something.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that/17/) - [Japan has strict earthquake rules, and many buildings have flexible frames or shock-absorbing bases that let them move without breaking.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/34-buildings-and-architecture/13/) - [A real electric shock makes muscles jump and can stop the heart; it does not just make hair stand up like in cartoons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/231-electric-senses-eels-sharks-the-platypus-and-charged-bees/17/) - ["dǎ léi le" means "it's thundering"; in slang "léi rén" means shocking or cringe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear/13/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «shock» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shock/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.