electric shock
noun/ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɒk/
/ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɑːk/
(also shock)
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massive
- powerful
- severe
- …
- series
- get
- receive
- suffer
- …
- therapy
- treatment
- electric shock on
- electric shock to
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