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[ johlt ] / dʒoʊlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jolt ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)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, especially 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, especially in a rough or crude manner; interrupt disturbingly. verb (used without object)to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks: The car jolted to a halt. nouna 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. a prison sentence. Slang. an injection of a narcotic. a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey; a jolt of fresh air. Origin of jolt1590–1600; blend of jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dial. OTHER WORDS FROM joltjolter, nounjolt·ing·ly, adverbjoltless, adjectiveun·jolt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby joltjolly boat, jolly jumper, Jolly Roger, Jolo, Jolson, jolt, jolty, JOMO, Jomon, Jon, Jonah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for joltDemocrats, meanwhile, point to evidence of a jolt of energy on their side. Republicans face major head winds in final stretch to maintain Senate majority|Rachael Bade, Paul Kane|October 5, 2020|Washington Post The whole point of writing for free online, as Justin Hall had shown, was that it produced a jolt of joy. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was the jolt needed to get through the last stretch of the summer. Can Jessie J’s ‘Bang Bang’ Save Us From This Awful Musical Summer?|Kevin Fallon|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST So, yeah, it was a very big hiccup—one sufficiently large to jolt the heart from its regular beat. How Obamacare Helped Crash the Economy|Daniel Gross|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some people, they soon realized, needed a second jolt—and there was an awful smell of burnt flesh. The Death Penalty’s Gruesome Truth|Kent Sepkowitz|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST King was later said to have been within a sneeze or a jolt of extinction. The Black and White Men Who Saved Martin Luther King’s Life|Michael Daly|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The road was almost impassable, and every jolt caused him agony. Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby About this time a brick came through the window with a splintering crash, and gave me a considerable of a jolt in the back. Sketches New and Old, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) I've been in it before—and when you see a man get a jolt of that stuff just once, you never forget it. Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith God knows I suppose the woman is always finer clay than the man—yet it comes with a jolt, just the same. The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall With a jolt Conrad sets the crucifix down and leans it against one of the large trees. The Saxons|Edwin Davies Schoonmaker
British Dictionary definitions for jolt
verb (tr)to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle to move in a jolting manner to surprise or shock nouna sudden jar or blow an emotional shock Derived forms of joltjolter, nounjoltingly, adverbjolty, adjectiveWord Origin for joltC16: probably blend of dialect jot to jerk and dialect joll to bump Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to joltbump, shock, reversal, punch, setback, knock, disturb, upset, rock, jar, startle, shake, convulse, stun, shake up, blow, impact, shot, jerk, jounce |