chock — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shock noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
Senses
chock is used for these senses in English:
- bughouse chess A variant of chess played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Each player plays the other colour of pieces than their teammate, to whom they pass the pieces they capture from their opponent. The teammate can then choose to put one of these pieces on their board as an alternative way of making a move.
- shock A sudden, heavy impact.
- shock (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- shock (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
shock — full definition
- noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
- noun A dangerous surge of electric current passing through the body.
- noun A life-threatening medical state in which the body can't circulate enough blood and oxygen.
- verb To surprise or upset someone strongly, or to offend their sense of decency.
- noun Short for shock absorber, the device that cushions a vehicle's suspension.