Jolt

noun

/dʒɒlt/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounAn act of jolting.

2.nounA surprise or shock.

3.nounA long prison sentence.

4.nounA narcotic injection.

5.verbTo push or shake abruptly and roughly.

"The bus jolted its passengers at every turn."

6.verbTo knock sharply

7.verbTo shock (someone) into taking action or being alert

"I jolted her out of complacency."

8.verbTo shock emotionally.

"Her untimely death jolted us all."

9.verbTo shake; to move with a series of jerks.

"The car jolted along the stony path."

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