floor vs shock

floor

verb
  • To amaze or greatly surprise. 

  • To set a lower bound. 

  • To cover or furnish with a floor. 

  • To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down. 

  • To push (a pedal) down to the floor, especially to accelerate. 

  • To silence by a conclusive answer or retort. 

  • To finish or make an end of. 

noun
  • The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition. 

  • A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements. 

  • The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers. 

  • The lower inside surface of a hollow space. 

  • The area of a casino where gambling occurs. 

  • A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap. 

  • In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery. 

  • The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. 

  • The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge. 

  • A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. 

  • The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine. 

  • An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise 

  • A dance floor. 

  • A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories. 

  • The largest integer less than or equal to a given number. 

  • A storey/story of a building. 

  • That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. 

  • Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground). 

  • Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event. 

shock

verb
  • To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. 

  • To give an electric shock to. 

  • To subject to a shock wave or violent impact. 

  • To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels. 

  • To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook. 

adj
  • Causing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking. 

noun
  • A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance. 

  • Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal. 

  • Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements. 

  • A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle). 

  • A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels. 

  • An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook. 

  • A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance. 

  • A sudden, heavy impact. 

  • A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass. 

  • Something so surprising that it is stunning. 

  • A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation. 

  • A shock wave. 

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