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1shock — I n. 1) to give smb. a shock 2) to express; feel; get, have a shock 3) to absorb a shock 4) an emotional; mild, slight; profound, rude, severe, terrible shock 5) (a) culture; electric; future; insulin; shell (old fashioned) shock 6) a shock to… …
2Shock site — A shock site is a website that is intended to be offensive, disgusting or disturbing to its viewers, containing materials of high shock value which is also considered distasteful and crude, and is generally of a pornographic, scatological,… …
3Shock tactics — [ First Crusade displaying a heavy cavalry implementation of the shock tactics] Shock tactics, shock tactic or Shock attack is the name of an offensive maneuver in battle in which the attacking forces engage into close combat with extreme action… …
4shock — 01. The news of the death of her father came as a terrible [shock] to her. 02. We need to fix our toaster. I got an electric [shock] when I tried to plug it in this morning. 03. The news of the minister s arrest for drunken driving was quite… …
5shock — shock1 shockable, adj. shockability, n. shockedness, n. shocklike, adj. /shok/, n. 1. a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision. 2. a sudden or violent disturbance or commotion: the shock of battle. 3. a sudden or violent disturbance of the… …
6Shock and awe — Shock and awe, technically known as rapid dominance, is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant maneuvers, and spectacular displays of force to paralyze an adversary s perception of the …
7Shock Value (Timbaland album) — Shock Value Studio album by Timbaland Released April 3, 2007 (see rele …
8Shock jock — is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disc jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe… …
9Shock rock — is a wide umbrella term for artists who combine rock music with elements of theatrical shock value in live performances. Shock rock first appeared as a loose genre term during the early 1970s, referring to glam rock era musicians. The genre s… …
10Shock advertising — is a type of advertising generally regarded as one that “deliberately, rather than inadvertently, startles and offends its audience by violating norms for social values and personal ideals.” [Dahl, Darren W. et al.… …
