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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.
JOLT definition: 1. to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently: 2. to shock someone in order to…. Learn more.
Jolt definition: to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly. See examples of JOLT used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
JOLT meaning: 1. a sudden, violent movement: 2. an unpleasant shock or surprise: 3. to move suddenly and…. Learn more.
Jolt definition: To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly.
jolt. verb. /dʒoʊlt/. Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to move or to make someone or something move suddenly and roughly synonym jerk (+ adv./prep.) The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground.
