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Definition of electric shock noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

electric shock

noun
 
/ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɒk/
 
/ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɑːk/
(also shock)
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  1. a sudden flow of electricity through a part of the body, causing pain and sometimes death
    • I got an electric shock from that light switch.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • massive
    • powerful
    • severe
    • …
    … of electric shocks
    • series
    verb + electric shock
    • get
    • receive
    • suffer
    • …
    electric-shock + noun
    • therapy
    • treatment
    preposition
    • electric shock  on
    • electric shock  to
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