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- DictionaryJolt/jōlt/
verb
- 1. push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly: "a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forward"
noun
- 1. an abrupt rough or violent movement: "he felt a jolt when the plane started to climb"
1. : an abrupt, sharp, jerky blow or movement. awoke with a jolt. 2. a (1) : a sudden feeling of shock, surprise, or disappointment. the news gave them a jolt. (2) : an event or development causing such a feeling.
to bring to a desired state sharply or abruptly: to jolt a person into awareness. to make active or alert, as by using an abrupt, sharp, or rough manner: to jolt someone's memory. to interfere with or intrude upon, especially in a rough or crude manner; interrupt disturbingly.
JOLT definition: 1. to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently: 2. to shock someone in order to…. Learn more.
1. to cause to move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps; shake up roughly. 2. to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge; jar. 3. to shock or startle. 4. to bring to a specified state sharply or abruptly: to jolt someone into awareness. 5. to interfere with, esp. in a rough manner. v.i.
Jun 14, 2024 · jolt (third-person singular simple present jolts, present participle jolting, simple past and past participle jolted) ( transitive ) To push or shake abruptly and roughly. The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.
to cause something or someone to move suddenly and violently, or to surprise someone in an unpleasant way: I was jolted out of bed by the earthquake. He was jolted by the sight of bodies lying in the lobby.
5 meanings: 1. to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle 2. to move in a jolting manner 3. to surprise or shock 4. a sudden.... Click for more definitions.
To jolt someone is to disturb them or make them jump. A jolt is sudden and jarring. Jolting disturbs or surprises people. If you surprise someone and they jump up a little, you jolted them. Alarm clocks jolt people out of sleep. A sudden crack of thunder could provide a jolt.
Jolt definition: To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly.
Definition of jolt verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
