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  • adjective That counteracts or reduces shock, or its effects

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ shock

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Examples

  • What to look for: Top-quality poles are lightweight with comfortable grips, adjustable lengths, retractability (for easy packing), and an antishock system to reduce pressure on your arms.

    Hiking poles: 4 legs are better than 2 2010

  • What to look for: Top-quality poles are lightweight with comfortable grips, adjustable lengths, retractability for easy packing, and an antishock system to reduce pressure on your arms.

    Hiking poles: 4 legs are better than 2 2010

  • Polarized plugs are another antishock safety feature that you should respect.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Polarized plugs are another antishock safety feature that you should respect.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Polarized plugs are another antishock safety feature that you should respect.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Polarized plugs are another antishock safety feature that you should respect.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Inside, the last hypo was cupped in its antishock foam, clipped in and just waiting to detonate inside his head, wipe out the burning he felt in all his nerve channels.

    Hunter,Healer[SequeltoTheSociety] Saintcrow, Lilith 2005

  • McCoy pumped antishock serum and a broad-spectrum antibiotic into Kirk, then hauled him to the ground car, wishing it were an ambulance with plasma to fight his obvious dehydration.

    The Vulcan Academy Murders Jean Lorrah 2000

  • For those, analgesics and antishock medications were directly available, and later hospital treatment would restore whatever had been lost.

    Time Patrolman Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1983

  • Like many other products from LaCie, the new external hard drive is designed by Neil Poulton and features a scratch-resistant aluminum shell, internal antishock absorbers, and a shock-resistant rubber bumper. available now in a 500GB capacity; it costs $160.

    Crave: The gadget blog Dong Ngo 2010

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