Term: shock therapy: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
Candidate hypernym: therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) → 1
Candidate hypernym: big brother: an older brother → 0
Candidate hypernym: sawfly: insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: commander: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain → 0
Candidate hypernym: horse trader: a hard bargainer → 0
Candidate hypernym: bologna: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork → 0
Candidate hypernym: police boat: a boat used by harbor police → 0
Candidate hypernym: schreiber's aster: a variety of aster → 0
Candidate hypernym: gossip columnist: a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities → 0
Candidate hypernym: straddle: the act of sitting or standing astride → 0
Candidate hypernym: mind reader: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) → 0