SHOCK

'SHOCK' is a 5 letter word starting with S and ending with K

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Definition of shock

• subject to electrical shocks
• collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
• collide violently
• strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
• surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
• strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
• the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
• an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
• a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
• a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
• (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; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"

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