Chock vs. Shock
Difference Between Chock and Shock
Chocknoun
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
Shocknoun
Sudden, heavy impact.
The train hit the buffers with a great shock.Chocknoun
(nautical) Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted.
Shocknoun
(figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
Chocknoun
(obsolete) An encounter.
Shocknoun
Electric shock, a sudden burst of electric energy, hitting an animate animal such as a human.
Chockverb
(transitive) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch.
Shocknoun
Circulatory shock, a life-threatening medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
Chockverb
To fill up, as a cavity.
Shocknoun
A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance
Chockverb
(nautical) To insert a line in a chock.
Shocknoun
(mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
Chockverb
(obsolete) To encounter.
Shocknoun
An arrangement of sheaves for drying, a stook.
Chockverb
To make a dull sound.
Shocknoun
A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
Chockadverb
(nautical) Entirely; quite.
Shocknoun
(by extension) A tuft or bunch of something (e.g. hair, grass)
a head covered with a shock of sandy hairChocknoun
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
Shocknoun
A small dog with long shaggy hair, especially a poodle or spitz; a shaggy lapdog.
Chockverb
secure with chocks
Shockverb
To cause to be emotionally shocked.
The disaster shocked the world.Chockverb
support on chocks;
chock the boatShockverb
To give an electric shock.
Chockadverb
as completely as possible;
it was chock-a-block fullShockverb
To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
Shockverb
To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
to shock ryeShocknoun
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally;
his mother's deathleft him in a dazehe was numb with shockShocknoun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat;
the armies met in the shock of battleShocknoun
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body;
subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong responseelectricians get accustomed to occasional shocksShocknoun
(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 shockShocknoun
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust;
the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunchShocknoun
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise;
it came as a shock to learn that he was injuredShocknoun
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 shockswhole fields of wheat in shockShocknoun
a bushy thick mass (especially hair);
he had an unruly shock of black hairShocknoun
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;
the old car needed a new set of shocksShockverb
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off;
I was floored when I heard that I was promotedShockverb
strike with disgust or revulsion;
The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friendsShockverb
strike with horror or terror;
The news of the bombing shocked herShockverb
collide violently
Shockverb
collect or gather into shocks;
shock grainShockverb
subject to electrical shocks
Shockverb
inflict a trauma upon
