nnoun.eventa sudden jarring impactSynset:jar jounce shock
Examples:- the door closed with a jolt
- all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
Derivationally Related Form:joltjar
Hypernyms:blow bump
Inherited Hypernyms:joltblowimpactcontacthappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actan abrupt spasmodic movementSynset:jerk jerking saccade
Derivationally Related Form:jerkyjoltjerkjolty
Hypernyms:motility motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:jerkmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionmove or cause to move with a sudden jerky motionSynset:jar
Derivationally Related Form:joltjar
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:joltmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.emotiondisturb (someone's) composureExamples:- The audience was jolted by the play
Hypernyms:disturb trouble upset
Inherited Hypernyms:joltdisturbaffect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: jolt)