shock and awe (English, verb)
expansion: shock and awe (third-person singular simple present shocks and awes, present participle shocking and awing or shocking and aweing, simple past and past participle shocked and awed)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To use the "shock and awe" doctrine in an actual or potential conflict, or to otherwise use a spectacular display of force or authority.
tags: also
figuratively
Forms:
form: shocks and awes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shocking and awing
tags: participle
present
form: shocking and aweing
tags: participle
present
form: shocked and awed
tags: participle
past
form: shocked and awed
tags: past