I. noun
Synonyms: pile 1, bank, cock, hill, mound, pyramid, rick, ||ruck, stack, stockpile
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: impact 1, bump, clash, collision, concussion, crash, jar, jolt, percussion, smash
2.
Synonyms: earthquake , quake, ||quaker, shake, temblor ( or tremblor), tremor
3.
Synonyms: trauma , traumatism
Related Word: prostration, stupefaction
III. verb
1.
to offend the moral sense of
were shocked by pornography
Synonyms: scandalize
Related Word: astonish, astound, startle, surprise; jar, jolt, shake up; insult, offend, outrage; appall, horrify; floor, knock out; disgust, nauseate, sicken
Idioms: stink in one's nostrils, turn one's stomach
2.
to cause to undergo a physical or psychological shock
his slap shocked her out of hysterics
Synonyms: jolt, startle
Related Word: shake; jar; electrify