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sho ck ab|sorb|er (shock absorbers ) also shock-absorber N‑COUNT A shock absorber is a device fitted near the wheels of a car or other vehicle to reduce the effects of travelling over uneven ground. □  …a pair of rear shock absorbers.

shock|er /ʃɒ kə ^r / (shockers ) N‑COUNT A shocker is something such as a story, a piece of news, or a film that shocks people or that is intended to shock them. [INFORMAL ] □  The hospital which let a patient starve to death and left an elderly woman unwashed for 11 weeks is a shocker.

sho ck ho r|ror

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger. [INFORMAL ] □  The media is full of shock-horror headlines about under-age crime.

2 EXCLAM You can say shock horror! in reaction to something that other people may find shocking or surprising, to indicate that you do not find it shocking or surprising at all. [HUMOROUS , INFORMAL , FEELINGS ] □  I felt intellectually superior despite–shock horror–my lack of qualifications.

shock|ing /ʃɒ k I ŋ/

1 ADJ You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is very bad. [INFORMAL ] □  The media coverage was shocking. ●  shock|ing|ly ADV [ADV adj/adv] □  His memory was becoming shockingly bad.

2 ADJ You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is morally wrong. □  It is shocking that nothing was said. ●  shock|ing|ly ADV □  Shockingly, this useless and dangerous surgery did not end until the 1930s.

3 → see also shock

sho ck|ing pi nk COLOUR Something that is shocking pink is very bright pink. □  …a shocking-pink T-shirt.

sho ck jo ck (shock jocks ) N‑COUNT A shock jock is a radio disc jockey who deliberately uses language or expresses opinions that many people find offensive. [INFORMAL ]

sho ck tac|tic (shock tactics ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them. □  We must use shock tactics if we are to stop Aids becoming another accepted modern disease.

sho ck thera|py

1 N‑UNCOUNT You can refer to the use of extreme policies or actions to solve a particular problem quickly as shock therapy . □  …Prague's policy of economic shock therapy.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Shock therapy is a way of treating mentally ill patients by passing an electric current through their brain.

sho ck treat|ment N‑UNCOUNT Shock treatment is the same as shock therapy .

sho ck troops N‑PLURAL Shock troops are soldiers who are specially trained to carry out a quick attack.

sho ck wave (shock waves ) also shockwave

1 N‑COUNT A shock wave is an area of very high pressure moving through the air, earth, or water. It is caused by an explosion or an earthquake, or by an object travelling faster than sound. □  The shock waves yesterday were felt from Las Vegas to San Diego.

2 N‑COUNT A shock wave is the effect of something surprising, such as a piece of unpleasant news, that causes strong reactions when it spreads through a place. □  The crime sent shock waves throughout the country.

shod /ʃɒ d/

1 ADJ [adv ADJ ] You can use shod when you are describing the kind of shoes that a person is wearing. [FORMAL ] □ [+ in/with ] He has demonstrated a strong preference for being shod in running shoes.

2Shod is the past participle of shoe .

shod|dy /ʃɒ di/ (shoddier , shoddiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] Shoddy work or a shoddy product has been done or made carelessly or badly. □  I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service. ●  shod|di|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  These products are shoddily produced.

shoe ◆◇◇ /ʃuː / (shoes )