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eng: electric shock
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(noun) the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks"
electric shock
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(noun) trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness
electric shock
means
(noun) a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
electric shock, shock, electrical shock
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