electrocute or shock

To electrocute is to kill using electricity. If you live to tell the tale, you’ve been shocked, but not electrocuted. For the same reason, the phrase “electrocuted to death” is a redundancy.

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Definitions

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• v  kill by electric shock
  She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted
• v  kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
  The serial killer was electrocuted

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• n  the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
  he was numb with shock
• n  the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
  the armies met in the shock of battle
• n  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
• 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
  loss of blood is an important cause of shock
• n  an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
  the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch
• n  an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
  it came as a shock to learn that he was injured
• n  a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
  corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks
  whole fields of wheat in shock
• n  a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
  he had an unruly shock of black hair
• n  a sudden jarring impact
  all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
• n  a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
  the old car needed a new set of shocks
• v  surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
• v  strike with disgust or revulsion
  The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
• v  strike with horror or terror
  The news of the bombing shocked her
• v  collide violently
• v  collect or gather into shocks
  shock grain
• v  subject to electrical shocks
• v  inflict a trauma upon

News & Articles

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• Coverage You Can Count On
  LAKE OZARK - Last summer, three people were electrocuted due to faulty wiring while swimming at Lake of the Ozarks. Up until this year, there were no requirements about getting docks inspected.
  June 14, 2013 - KOMU Columbia
• Coverage You Can Count On
  LAKE OZARK - Last summer, three people were electrocuted due to faulty wiring while swimming at Lake of the Ozarks. Up until this year, there were no requirements about getting docks inspected.
  June 14, 2013 - KOMU Columbia

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• Shock fall to Arizona in matchup of AFL powers
  PHOENIX - Former Spokane Shock quarterback Nick Davila threw for six touchdowns and 233 yards, leading the Arizona Rattlers past the Shock 59-42 in a matchup of teams sporting the best two records in the Arena Football League on Saturday night in front of 10,654 at US Airways Center.
  June 16, 2013 - Coeur d'Alene Press
• Shock fall to Rattlers 59-42
  In a battle of number one versus two the Shock were unable to pull off the upset, falling to the Rattler’s by a final score of 59-42.
  June 16, 2013 - KREM.com Spokane
• Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War II survivors in both the U.S. and Europe harshly condemned the news and prosecutors in Poland have said they'll investigate.
  June 16, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News