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Meaning of "short sharp shock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT SHARP SHOCK

short sharp shock  [ʃɔːt ʃɑːp ʃɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT SHARP SHOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Short sharp shock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORT SHARP SHOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of short sharp shock in the English dictionary

The definition of short sharp shock in the dictionary is a quick, severe punishment. Other definition of short sharp shock is an unpleasant shock; a jolt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORT SHARP SHOCK


aftershock
ˈɑːftəˌʃɒk
antishock
ˌæntɪˈʃɒk
choc
tʃɒk
chock
tʃɒk
electroshock
ɪˈlektrəʊʃɒk
foreshock
ˈfɔːˌʃɒk
kazachok
ˌkɑːzəˈtʃɒk
shock
ʃɒk
woodshock
ˈwʊdˌʃɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT SHARP SHOCK

short notice
short odds
short of
short order
short pastry
short radius
short ream
short score
short seller
short selling
short sharp shock treatment
short shrift
short sight
short ski method
short story
short story writer
short straw
short subject
short time
short ton

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT SHARP SHOCK

acoustic shock
anaphylactic shock
corn shock
culture shock
electric shock
electrical shock
forehock
hock
hollyhock
in hock
insulin shock
Mohock
shell shock
surgical shock
thermal shock

Synonyms and antonyms of short sharp shock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «short sharp shock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT SHARP SHOCK

Find out the translation of short sharp shock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of short sharp shock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short sharp shock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短期大幅震荡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

revulsivo a corto
570 millions of speakers

English

short sharp shock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम तेज झटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدمة حادة قصيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Короткая резкое шок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forte choque curto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট ঝড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traitement de choc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejutan tajam pendek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kurz und schmerzlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短い鋭いショック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧은 날카로운 충격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cendhak banget cetha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốc sắc nét ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய கூர்மையான அதிர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान तीक्ष्ण शॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kısa keskin şok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

breve forte scossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krótki ostry szok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Коротка різке шок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șoc ascuțit scurt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύντομη απότομη σοκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kort, skerp skok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kort skarp stöt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kort skarp sjokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short sharp shock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT SHARP SHOCK»

The term «short sharp shock» is normally little used and occupies the 131.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT SHARP SHOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about short sharp shock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT SHARP SHOCK»

Discover the use of short sharp shock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short sharp shock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Short, Sharp Shock
Now he confirms his reputation for brilliance and for the unexpected in this luminous short work. A Short, Sharp Shock A man tumbles through wild surf, half drowned, to collapse on a moonlit beach.
Kim Stanley Robinson, 2009
2
Short, Sharp Shock
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The phrase "short, sharp shock" is a phrase meaning "punishment that is quick and severe.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
3
Turkish German Cinema in the New Millennium: Sites, Sounds, ...
Short Sharp Shock is Akın's first feature film. Following the xenophobic attacks on migrants in Germany, the 1990s witnessed the emergence of a new self- consciousness among second- and third-generation Turks in Germany (Halle 2008: ...
Sabine Hake, Barbara Mennel, 2012
4
A Short, Sharp Shock and the Dragon Masters
FICTION-SCIENCE FICTION
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1990
5
Psychology and Crime: An Introduction to Criminological ...
Short, sharp shocks Although obviously influenced by the American boot camps, the short, sharp shock regime in England rested on an altogether more refined pedigree. The designation 'short, sharp shock' was taken from a Gilbert and ...
Clive R. Hollin, 2013
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Crime and Its Correction: An International Survey of ...
decommissioned girls' borstal into -a new senior detention center, the dilemmas were fluently and thoughtfully recounted: [The "short sharp shock"] disturbingly suggests that somewhere in a dim background there is carried on a system of ...
John Phillips Conrad, 1975
7
Dictionary of Youth Justice
Barry Goldson. DETENTION CENTRES DETENTION CENTRES Detention centres were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1948 to allow the courts to sentence offenders aged 14–21 to periods of an explicitly punitive – 'short, sharp, shock' ...
Barry Goldson, 2013
8
Offensive Literature: Decensorship in Britain, 1960-1982
Its full title As it will be performed in the winter of 1984 by the internees of Churchill Camp somewhere in England indicates the play's central heresy. Brenton first attracted nationwide publicity with A Short Sharp Shock. (Originally it was entitled ...
John Sutherland, 1983
9
Responding to Youth Crime in Canada
In a survey of Canadian youth court judges (Doob, 2001) 63 per cent of the judges indicated that the belief that 'the youth would be deterred from offending in the future by a 'short sharp shock' was very or somewhat important in their decision ...
Anthony N. Doob, Carla Cesaroni, 2004
10
Untimely Meditations
Ken Bolton. Grieving Jackie, the Race Riots—because — gulp! — 8 Such news, & our response, are ours to live with - Salutary that art has us face them. The bulk Of Short Sharp Shock, which followed, were you to quizz Me on it (which is why ...
Ken Bolton, 1997

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT SHARP SHOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short sharp shock is used in the context of the following news items.
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How a short sharp shock can improve your memory
A sharp pinch could help you remember something important after scientists ... the images far better when they were associated with an electric shock. And the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
2
Hungry leopard gets a short sharp shock after trying to eat a …
A hungry leopard had a prickly encounter and was left with sore paws and its tail between its legs after trying to attack a quill-covered porcupine. Field guard ... «Daily Mail, Jun 14»

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