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electric shock in WordNet English dictionary
noun- 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"
electric shock electrical shock shock
- the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
"they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"
electric shock
- 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
electric shock
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electric shock in English Wiktionary
- (noun) The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.
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