jolt

Definition of Jolt in English :

Noun

a sudden jarring impact

Example Sentences:
'the door closed with a jolt'
'all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers'

2. jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade

an abrupt spasmodic movement

Verb

3. jar, jolt

move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

jar

4. jolt

disturb (someone's) composure

Example Sentences:
'The audience was jolted by the play'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jolt

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verb (transitive)

1.

to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle

2.

to move in a jolting manner

3.

to surprise or shock

noun

4.

a sudden jar or blow

5.

an emotional shock

Jolt

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verb transitive

1.

to shake up or jar, as with a bumpy ride or sharp blow

2.

to shock or surprise

verb intransitive

3.

to move along in a bumpy, jerky manner

noun

4.

a sudden jerk or shake, as from a blow

5.

a shock or surprise

6. US

a drink of liquor neat

Jolt

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v. jolt·ed, jolt·ing, jolts

v.tr.

1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose.

2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.

3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow: "Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph" (Walter Blair).

4. To make suddenly active or effective: The remark jolted my memory.

5. To disturb suddenly and severely; stun: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.

v.intr.

To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.

n.

1. A sudden jarring or jerking motion, as from a blow.

2.

a. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.

b. The cause of such a feeling: His resignation was a jolt to the whole staff.

3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of whiskey.

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