1. (

• electric_shock ,

) the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks" ;

2. (

• electric_shock

) 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 ;

3. (

• electric_shock ,
• electrical_shock ,
• shock

) 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" ;