Shock - English meaning

idiom

Something important or unusual that happens suddenly or unexpectedly

Usage examples:

The resignation of the chairman came like a bolt from the blue.

idiom

Something completely unexpected that surprises you very much

Usage examples:

The news of his marriage was a bolt from the blue.

verb

(of wind) move creating an air current.

Usage examples:

A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea

noun

A strong wind.

Usage examples:

We're in for a bit of a blow

noun

A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.

Usage examples:

He received a blow to the skull

noun

An unexpected and surprising event, especially an unpleasant one.

Usage examples:

The news came as a bombshell

noun

A sudden and often unpleasant piece of news

Usage examples:

Drop a bombshell my sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job.

noun

A very attractive person

Usage examples:

A blonde bombshell

noun

A mechanical failure.

Usage examples:

Breakdowns could totally disrupt production

noun

A mechanical failure, or a failure in a system or a relationship

Usage examples:

There was evidently a breakdown in communication leading to the false report., their car trip was a…

noun

A failure to work correctly or to be successful

Usage examples:

The city is losing millions of dollars in lost productivity because of all of the mechanical breakd…

noun

A light blow or a jolting collision.

Usage examples:

A nasty bump on the head

verb

Knock or run into someone or something with a jolt.

Usage examples:

I almost bumped into him

verb

An impact (as from a collision)

noun

A shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length.

Usage examples:

A rose bush

verb

Spread out into a thick clump.

Usage examples:

Her hair bushed out like a halo

noun

A metal lining for a round hole, especially one in which an axle revolves.

Usage examples:

A very communicative one too thanks those urethane bushes and the back axle bouncing up and down ju…

noun

A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.

Usage examples:

The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades

verb

(of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.

Usage examples:

Water was cascading down the stairs

noun

A small waterfall, often one of a group

noun

Complete disorder and confusion.

Usage examples:

Snow caused chaos in the region

noun

A state of disorder and confusion

Usage examples:

Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters., the house is a little chao…

noun

A state of total confusion with no order

Usage examples:

Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads., ever since our secretary walked out, the office has b…

noun

A violent confrontation.

Usage examples:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

noun

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.

Usage examples:

The sun had disappeared behind a cloud

verb

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The blue skies clouded over abruptly

noun

A grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water

Usage examples:

Rain cloud do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?, the sky was a perfect blue - not a c…

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

Usage examples:

The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

Usage examples:

The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

noun

An instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.

Usage examples:

A mid-air collision between two aircraft

noun

The violent coming together of two or more moving objects, such as vehicles

Usage examples:

The collision involved a pickup truck and a car .

noun

An accident in which two vehicles hit each other

Usage examples:

Injuries from rear-end collisions were down, which could mean more than $45 million saved on accide…

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

noun

A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.

Usage examples:

The main crops were oats and barley

verb

Cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short.

Usage examples:

She cropped her long golden hair

verb

Short for riding crop or hunting crop.

verb

Form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape.

Usage examples:

Her fingers curled round the microphone

noun

Something in the shape of a spiral or coil, especially a lock of hair.

Usage examples:

Her blonde hair was a mass of tangled curls

noun

A piece of hair having a curving shape, like part of a circle, or something else having a circular shape

Usage examples:

[ c ] he loved that dark curl at the back of her neck., [ c ] we watched the curls of smoke rise fr…

noun

The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.

Usage examples:

A helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents

noun

Something that interrupts you, esp. something loud or causing trouble

Usage examples:

You must take care of yourself and avoid upsetting disturbances., the disturbance became a typhoon …

noun

Something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried

Usage examples:

Residents are tired of the disturbance caused by the nightclub., phone calls are the biggest distur…

noun

Infml something that is surprising and that teaches you something new

noun

A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation.

Usage examples:

A beer with a thick head of foam

verb

Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth.

Usage examples:

The sea foamed beneath them

noun

A mass of small, usually white, bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid

Usage examples:

The waves were high and capped with foam., the suds in the sink foamed up when she added hot water.

verb

Form (hair) into a mass of small, tight curls.

Usage examples:

Her hair was crimped and frizzed into a leonine mane

noun

The state of being formed into a mass of small, tight curls.

Usage examples:

A perm system designed to add curl without frizz

noun

The quality of hair, especially curly hair, being not shiny or smooth

Usage examples:

This mousse says it's designed to eliminate frizz and make hair glossy and easier to manage., my ha…

noun

A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.

Usage examples:

A fuzz of black hair

verb

Make or become blurred or indistinct.

Usage examples:

Snow fuzzes the outlines of the signs

noun

The police.

Usage examples:

Keep down! it's the fuzz!

noun

A circle of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.

Usage examples:

When used for human figures, the halo represents holiness or sanctity, and its iconography is devel…

verb

Surround with or as if with a halo.

Usage examples:

Gas lamps haloed in mist

combining form

Relating to salinity.

Usage examples:

Halophile

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

Usage examples:

There was the sound of a third impact

verb

Come into forcible contact with another object.

Usage examples:

The shell impacted twenty yards away

noun

The force or action of one object hitting another

Usage examples:

The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length., on impact the bullet ex…

noun

A wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery and typically having a lid, used especially for storing food.

Usage examples:

A large storage jar

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

noun

A physical shock or jolt.

Usage examples:

The train stopped without the slightest jar

adjective

Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.

Usage examples:

The telephone struck a jarring note in those renaissance surroundings

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

adjective

Different from surrounding or usual things, or disagreeing with others, and therefore surprising or upsetting

Usage examples:

A jarring succession of images, the band took a new, if jarring, approach to this music.

noun

A quick, sharp, sudden movement.

Usage examples:

He gave a sudden jerk of his head

verb

Move or cause to move with a jerk.

Usage examples:

The van jerked forward

verb

Season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire.

Usage examples:

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original jamaican jerk chicken

verb

Push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.

Usage examples:

A surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards

noun

An abrupt rough or violent movement.

Usage examples:

He felt a jolt when the plane started to climb

verb

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

noun

A growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal.

Usage examples:

The horse was rushing about in the field, tossing its mane

noun

The long, thick hair that grows along the top of a horse’s neck or around the face and neck of a male lion

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Usage examples:

The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

noun

An implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces.

Usage examples:

One way of removing built up floor wax manually, is to mix detergent and ammonia with water and app…

verb

Clean or soak up liquid from (something) by wiping.

Usage examples:

She mopped the floor and cleaned out two cupboards

noun

An autumn fair or gathering at which farmhands and servants were hired.

Usage examples:

Combine these closures with the mop fair in the autumn and businesses are beginning to lose margins…

noun

The action of lying stretched out on the ground.

noun

A piece of hair brushed upwards and backwards from a man's forehead.

Usage examples:

A boy with a floppy quiff

noun

A hairstyle, worn usually by men, in which the hair at the front of the head is brushed up

noun

A surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.

Usage examples:

Revelations about his personal life

noun

The act of making known something that was secret, or a fact that has been made known

Usage examples:

[ c ] the first planet discovered around an ordinary star was a strange and unexpected revelation.

noun

Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

Usage examples:

Electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation

noun

A sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake

Usage examples:

She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside., have reverberations th…

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

noun

The state of being stupefied.

Usage examples:

Salesmen stood in bored stupefaction

noun

The condition of being unable to think clearly, usually because someone is extremely tired or bored, or has taken drugs

Usage examples:

Because of the drugs, he was in a state of stupefaction by the time we found him., he was intoxicat…

noun

A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.

Usage examples:

A drunken stupor

noun

A state in which a person is almost unconscious

noun

An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.

Usage examples:

The announcement came as a complete surprise

verb

(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.

Usage examples:

I was surprised at his statement

noun

An unexpected event, or the feeling caused when something unexpected happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] don’t tell ann we’re having a party for her – i want it to be a surprise., [ c ] last night’s…

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

noun

A confused mass of something twisted together.

Usage examples:

A tangle of golden hair

noun

Any of a number of brown seaweeds, especially oarweed.

Usage examples:

An entirely natural extract, it is based on seaweed or tangle, widely available around scotland's s…

noun

A roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material.

Usage examples:

The rain drummed noisily on the thatch above her head

verb

Cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material.

Usage examples:

They have constructed the walls and are now thatching the roof

verb

To make a roof for a building with straw or reeds

Usage examples:

In the daylight it is apparent that his trademark white-blond thatch of hair is starting to look a …

noun

A flash of lightning with a simultaneous crash of thunder.

Usage examples:

I expect she was trying to escape the suffolk weather, which, when it's not bombarding us with thun…

noun

A flash of lightning and the sound of thunder together

noun

An announcement, event, or idea that is completely unexpected or shocking

Usage examples:

The news of the layoffs was a thunderbolt that left us all reeling.

noun

A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.

Usage examples:

A personal trauma like the death of a child

noun

Severe shock caused by an injury

Usage examples:

[ u ] she never recovered from the trauma of her mother’s illness., [ u ] the surgeon specialized i…

noun

A traumatic effect or condition.

Usage examples:

With the off-field traumatism provided the ravens' franchise by ray lewis and chris mcalister in re…

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Usage examples:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

She looked pale and upset

noun

An instance of vibrating.

Usage examples:

Powerful vibrations from an earthquake

noun

Continuous quick, slight shaking movement

Usage examples:

Vibrations were felt hundreds of miles from the centre of the earthquake., aircraft manufacturers w…

noun

An event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow.

Usage examples:

The third whammy was the degradation of the financial system

noun

A magical spell or power that causes someone to have a difficult or unpleasant time

Usage examples:

He put the whammy on me.