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shock(6) (iou) and witch hazel (iou)


shock(6) (iou)



shock verb2. M16.
[French choquer = Spanish chocar, of unkn. origin.]
1. verb trans.
a. Throw (troops) into confusion by a charge; damage or weaken physically by impact or collision; destroy the stability of. M16-L18.
Defoe That Sea that shock'd the Vessel, was a Forerunner of a greater.
b. Subject to or transform by mechanical shock. M20.
2. verb intrans. Esp. of hostile forces: come into violent contact, collide, clash. Also foll. by together. arch. L16.
Goldsmith Two mountains shocked against each Other, approaching and retiring with the most dreadful noise. Tennyson If New and Old, disastrous feud, Must ever shock, like armed foes.
3. verb trans. Assail with a sudden and violent attack, charge (an enemy force etc.). E17-M18.
4. a. verb trans. Orig., wound the feelings of, offend, displease. Later, affect with a painful feeling of intense aversion or disapproval; scandalize, horrify; outrage, disgust; startle. M17.
W. Congreve Thy stubborn temper shocks me. G. Durrell Jacob..was shock beyond belief at the disgusting inquisitiveness of the villagers. J. Elliott Then something she was saying shocked him into wavering attention. M. Gardiner Austin shocked his parishioners by sunbathing nude.
b. verb intrans. Cause shock. E19.
R. Heilbroner A problem so well known it has almost lost its power to shock.
c. verb intrans. Experience shock. M20.
N. Clad She liked to say things to shock Clarence, partly because he shocked so easily.
5. verb trans. Impart a physical shock to (a person or a part of the body); cause (a person) to suffer a physical shock; give (a person or animal) an electric shock. Chiefly as shocked ppl adjective. M18.
shocka'bility noun ability to be shocked; the quality of being shockable: E20.
shockable adjective able to be shocked, easily shocked L19.
shockableness noun (rare) M20.
shockedly adverb (rare) E20.
shockedness noun (rare) L19.

witch hazel (iou)



witch hazel noun phr. Also wych hazel. M16.
[from WITCH noun2 + HAZEL noun1.]
The wych elm, Ulmus glabra. M16.
A N. American shrub, Hamamelis virginica (family Hamamelidaceae), with yellow flowers; an extract of the leaves and bark of this shrub used to treat bruises, sprains, etc. Also, any Other shrub of the genus Hamamelis, esp. the winter-flowering H. mollis, of China, and H. japonica, of Japan, both grown in gardens. Cf. HAMAMELIS. L17.