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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"
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.
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 meaning: 1. a sudden, violent movement: 2. an unpleasant shock or surprise: 3. to move suddenly and…. Learn more.
5 days ago · 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.
6 days ago · ( transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly. The bus jolted its passengers at every turn. ( transitive) To knock sharply. ( transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert. I jolted her out of complacency. ( transitive) To shock emotionally . Her untimely death jolted us all.
jolt somebody/something + adj. I was suddenly jolted awake. Definition of jolt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. [ Origin unknown .] jolt′er n. jolt′i·ly adv. jolt′y adj.
