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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jolt /dʒoʊlt/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps;
shake up roughly: [no object]The bus jolted along the bumpy road.[~ + object]The driver jolted the bus down the bumpy road. - to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge;
jar:[~ + object]The champion jolted the challenger with an uppercut. - to shock or startle:[~ + object]We were jolted by the news of her sudden death.
n. [countable] - a jolting movement or blow.
- a psychological shock:The news of his death was a jolt to her.
jolt•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jolt ( jōlt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust;
shake up roughly:The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road. - to knock sharply so as to dislodge:He jolted the nail free with a stone.
- to stun with a blow, esp. in boxing.
- to shock emotionally or psychologically:His sudden death jolted us all.
- 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, esp. in a rough or crude manner;
interrupt disturbingly.
v.i. - to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks:The car jolted to a halt.
n. - a jolting shock, movement, or blow:The automobile gave a sudden jolt.
- an emotional or psychological shock:The news of his arrest gave me quite a jolt.
- something that causes such a shock:The news was a jolt to me.
- a sudden, unexpected rejection or defeat:Their policy got a rude jolt from the widespread opposition.
- Slang Termsa prison sentence.
- Slang Termsan injection of a narcotic.
- a bracing dose of something:a jolt of whiskey; a jolt of fresh air.
- blend of, blended jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dialect, dialectal 1590–1600
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