'JOLT' definitions:
Definition of 'jolt'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" [syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock]
noun
verb
Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: jolt, jar]
verb
Disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
Definition of 'Jolt'
From: GCIDE
- Jolt \Jolt\, n.
- 1. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground. [1913 Webster]
- The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A physical or psychological shock; see jolt v. t. senses 2 and 3; as, the stock market plunge was a big jolt to his sense of affluence; he touched the casing of the ungrounded motor and got a jolt from a short inside. [PJC]
- 3. Something which causes a jolt[2]; as, the bad news was a jolt. [PJC]
Definition of 'Jolt'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Jolt'
From: GCIDE
- Jolt \Jolt\, v. t.
- 1. To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of bed. [PJC]
- 3. To stun or shock or change the mental state of (a person) suddenly, as if with a blow; as, the sight of the house on fire jolted him into action; his mother's early death jolted his idyllic happiness. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'jolt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agitate,
- amaze,
- amble,
- assault,
- astonish,
- astound,
- barge,
- bear,
- bear upon,
- bearing,
- blow,
- bob,
- bobble,
- bombshell,
- boost,
- bounce,
- bowl along,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- buck,
- bull,
- bulldoze,
- bump,
- bump against,
- bundle,
- bunt,
- butt,
- butt against,
- chatter,
- clash,
- clump,
- collision,
- concussion,
- cram,
- crash,
- crowd,
- daze,
- didder,
- dig,
- discombobulate,
- discompose,
- disconcert,
- disquiet,
- disturb,
- dither,
- draft,
- drag,
- dram,
- drench,
- drink,
- drive,
- drop,
- dumbfound,
- elbow,
- electrify,
- falter,
- flounce,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- flutter,
- foot,
- footslog,
- force,
- frighten,
- fuss,
- gargle,
- goad,
- grimace,
- guzzle,
- halt,
- have an ague,
- head,
- hippety-hop,
- hit,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- hop,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jab,
- jactitate,
- jam,
- jar,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigger,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jostle,
- jounce,
- jump,
- knock,
- libation,
- limp,
- lumber,
- lunge,
- lurch,
- mince,
- nip,
- nudge,
- pace,
- paddle,
- peg,
- percussion,
- perturb,
- piaffe,
- piaffer,
- pile drive,
- plod,
- poke,
- potation,
- potion,
- prance,
- press,
- pressure,
- prod,
- pull,
- punch,
- push,
- quake,
- quaver,
- quiver,
- rack,
- ram,
- ram down,
- rattle,
- rictus,
- rock,
- roll,
- round,
- round of drinks,
- ruffle,
- run,
- run against,
- sashay,
- saunter,
- scuff,
- scuffle,
- scuttle,
- shake,
- shake up,
- shamble,
- shiver,
- shock,
- shot,
- shoulder,
- shove,
- shudder,
- shuffle,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- sip,
- skip,
- slink,
- slither,
- slog,
- slouch,
- slug,
- snifter,
- snort,
- spot,
- stagger,
- stalk,
- stamp,
- start,
- startle,
- stir,
- stomp,
- straddle,
- straggle,
- stress,
- stride,
- strike,
- strike dumb,
- stroll,
- strut,
- stump,
- stun,
- stupefy,
- suck,
- sup,
- surprise,
- swagger,
- swig,
- swill,
- swing,
- take aback,
- tamp,
- thrust,
- tic,
- tittup,
- toddle,
- tot,
- totter,
- traipse,
- tremble,
- tremor,
- trip,
- trouble,
- trudge,
- turn,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- unsettle,
- upset,
- vibrate,
- waddle,
- wamble,
- wet,
- wiggle,
- wobble
Acronyms for 'jolt'
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