(n): a feeling of stupefied astonishment
(n): the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
(n): the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
(n): a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
(n): an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
(n): (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
(n): an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
(n): an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
(n): shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
(n): an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
(n): a sudden unexpected event
(n): a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
(n): a collection of objects laid on top of each other
(n): a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
(n): an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
(n): a sudden jarring impact
(n): an impact (as from a collision)
(n): a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
(n): a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
(v): surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
(v): cause to be surprised
(v): strike with disgust or revulsion
(v): cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
(v): strike with horror or terror
(v): fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
(v): collide violently
(v): crash together with violent impact
(v): collect or gather into shocks
(v): assemble or get together
(v): subject to electrical shocks
(v): provide treatment for
(v): inflict a trauma upon
(v): cause injuries or bodily harm to
Slumry: See ant dance. ;oP
Nah, shocking hay is best done in a field, lest you shock the householder by error.
Actually, you remind me of the times my brother and I dared each other to touch an electric fence with a piece of dry grass. Fortunately, it delivered a very mild shock.
And I won't even mention the prank that little country boys sometimes played on their city cousins!
Especially if doing so on carpet in wool socks.
transitive verb: to gather hay into shocks or sheaves.