Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shock \Shock\, n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a
   heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G.
   hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.]
   1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye,
      or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in
      number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.

            And cause it on shocks to be by and by set.
                                                  --Tusser.

            Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks.
                                                  --Thomson.

   2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a
      term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.

Shock \Shock\, v. i.
   To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. ``They
   saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock
   together.'' --De Quincey.

Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. {Shag}.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also
      {shockdog}.

   2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a
      shock of sandy hair.

Shock \Shock\, a.
   Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.

         His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

Shock \Shock\, v. t.
   To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as,
   to shock rye.

Shock \Shock\, v. i.
   To be occupied with making shocks.

         Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,
         Bind fast, shock apace.                  --Tusser.

Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shocking}.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.
   chocar. [root]161. Cf. {Chuck} to strike, {Jog}, {Shake},
   {Shock} a striking, {Shog}, n. & v.]
   1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to
      strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.

            Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we
            shall shock them.                     --Shak.

            I shall never forget the force with which he shocked
            De Vipont.                            --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to
      cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.

            Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.

Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG.
   scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc
   a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp.
   choque, It. ciocco a log. [root]161. Cf. {Shock} to shake.]
   1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow,
      collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or
      collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or
      onset.

            These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of
            tides and seas tempestuous.           --Blackmore.

            He stood the shock of a whole host of foes.
                                                  --Addison.

   2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of
      pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or
      overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering
      event. ``A shock of pleasure.'' --Talfourd.

   3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the
      entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound
      impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe
      injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.

   4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the
      muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the
      discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from
      a charged body.

   Syn: {Concussion}, {Shock}.

   Usage: Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by
          impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in
          use to matter, while shock is used also of mental
          states.

Shock \Shock\, v. t. (Physiol.)
   To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to
   cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the
   nervous system.

Source : WordNet®

shock
     n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
          something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's
          deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn:
           {daze}, {stupor}]
     2: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering
        into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn:
         {impact}]
     3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
        the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when
        they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed
        to occasional shocks" [syn: {electric shock}, {electrical
        shock}]
     4: (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"
     5: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first
        shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while
        workers were at lunch" [syn: {seismic disturbance}]
     6: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock
        to learn that he was injured" [syn: {blow}]
     7: 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 sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in
        shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
     8: a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly
        shock of black hair"
     9: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the
        old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: {shock absorber},
         {cushion}]

shock
     v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
          when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {stun}, {floor},
           {ball over}, {blow out of the water}, {take aback}]
     2: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
        of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {offend},
         {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]
     3: strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing
        shocked her"
     4: collide violently
     5: collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
     6: subject to electrical shocks
     7: inflict a trauma upon [syn: {traumatize}, {traumatise}]