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/ʃɒk/ 
| singular | shock |
| plural | shocks |
Jessica's face was blank with shock.
News of the murder left us all in shock.
It will give him a shock when he sees how much you've spent.
My mother got a shock when she saw my new haircut.
Collocations: shock The price of housing was quite a shock for us.
The announcement came as a complete shock to me.
It was a terrible shock to discover he was already married.
Collocations: shock This is the British English definition of shock. View American English definition of shock.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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