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Definitions for Shocker

[1] a person or thing that shocks.
[2] a sensational novel, play, etc.
[3] a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
[4] Also shock dog . a dog with long, shaggy hair.
[5] shaggy, as hair.
[6] a person or thing that shocks or horrifies
[7] a sensational novel, film, or play
[8] to experience or cause to experience extreme horror, disgust, surprise, etc the atrocities shocked us ; she shocks easily
[9] to cause a state of shock in (a person)
[10] to come or cause to come into violent contact; jar
[11] a sudden and violent jarring blow or impact
[12] something that causes a sudden and violent disturbance in the emotions the shock of her father's death made her ill
[13] pathol a state of bodily collapse or near collapse caused by circulatory failure or sudden lowering of the blood pressure, as from severe bleeding, burns, fright, etc
[14] pathol pain and muscular spasm as the physical reaction to an electric current passing through the body
[15] a number of sheaves set on end in a field to dry
[16] a pile or stack of unthreshed corn
[17] (tr) to set up (sheaves) in shocks
[18] a thick bushy mass, esp of hair
[19] rare bushy; shaggy

Words related to Shocker

epiphany, thriller, squeaker, disgrace, misconduct, scandal, secret, sin, wrongdoing, disclosure, discovery, exposure, sign, surprise, bombshell, divulgence, expose, spine-chiller

Words nearby Shocker

shock tube, shock wave, shock-horror, shock-resistant, shock-test, shocker, shockheaded, shocking, shocking pink, shockley, shockproof

Origin of Shocker

31810–20; special use of shock2, the hair being compared to a shock of wheat

Word origin for Shocker

C19: perhaps from shock ²

Synonyms for Shocker

disgrace, misconduct, scandal, secret, sin, skeleton in the cupboard, unmentionable thing, wrongdoing