electrocution vs stun

electrocution

noun
  • A severe electric shock, whether fatal or not. 

  • Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair. 

  • The accidental death or suicide by electric shock. 

stun

noun
  • That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow. 

  • The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin. 

  • The condition of being stunned. 

  • A person who lacks intelligence. 

verb
  • To shock or surprise. 

  • To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball 

  • To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness. 

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