Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An instance of subjecting (someone or something) to an electric shock.

    The newer taser delivered a more powerful electric shock to the target than the older one did.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.

    Stromschlag, elektrischer Schlag, Elektroschock

    электрошо́кelektrošók, пораже́ние электри́ческим то́комporažénije elektríčeskim tókom

    a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

Examples

10 sentences
  1. I've never seen anyone die from an electric shock.

  2. His hair stood on end after the electric shock.

  3. Tom got an electric shock.

  4. I got an electric shock.

    ruМеня ударило током. — nina99nv

  5. You got an electric shock.

    deDu bekamst einen Stromstoß. — Tamy

Translations

7 languages
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physical reaction:
Deutsch
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physical reaction:

Forms

plural: electric shocks
Singularelectric shock
Pluralelectric shocks

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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