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electric shock
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What does electric shock mean?
electric shock
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noun
the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks
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noun
(= shock)
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response
electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks
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noun
trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
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