jolted

Definition of Jolted in English :

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Adjective

1. jolted

bumped or shaken jerkily

Example Sentences:
'the jolted passengers'

2. jolted, shaken

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

Example Sentences:
'retrieved his named from her jolted memory'
'the accident left her badly shaken'

shaken

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jolted

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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

Jolted

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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

Jolted

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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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