jolt

jolt

 (jōlt)

v. jolt·ed, jolt·ing, jolts

v.tr.

1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose.

2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.

3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow: "Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph" (Walter Blair).

4. To make suddenly active or effective: The remark jolted my memory.

5. To disturb suddenly and severely; stun: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.

v.intr.

To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.

n.

1. A sudden jarring or jerking motion, as from a blow.

2.

a. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.

b. The cause of such a feeling: His resignation was a jolt to the whole staff.

3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of whiskey.

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jolt′er n.

jolt′i·ly adv.

jolt′y adj.

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jolt

(dʒəʊlt)

vb (tr)

1. to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle

2. to move in a jolting manner

3. to surprise or shock

n

4. a sudden jar or blow

5. an emotional shock

[C16: probably blend of dialect jot to jerk and dialect joll to bump]

ˈjolter n

ˈjoltingly adv

ˈjolty adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

jolt

(dʒoʊlt)
v.t.

1. to cause to move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps; shake up roughly.

2. to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge; jar.

3. to shock or startle.

4. to bring to a specified state sharply or abruptly: to jolt someone into awareness.

5. to interfere with, esp. in a rough manner.

v.i.

6. to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks.

n.

7. a jolting movement or blow.

8. a psychological shock.

9. a sudden, unexpected setback.

10. a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey.

[1590–1600; b. jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dial.]

jolt′er, n.

jolt′ing•ly, adv.

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jolt

Past participle: jolted
Gerund: jolting

Imperative

jolt

jolt

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jolt - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" jounce, jar, shock blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	jolt - an abrupt spasmodic movement jerking, saccade, jerk movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	jolt - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion jar move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

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jolt

verb

1. jerk, push, shake, knock, jar, shove, jog, jostle The train jolted into motion.

2. surprise, upset, stun, disturb, astonish, stagger, startle, perturb, discompose He was momentarily jolted by the news.

noun

1. jerk, start, jump, shake, bump, jar, jog, lurch, quiver One tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.

2. surprise, blow, shock, setback, reversal, bombshell, thunderbolt, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), bolt from the blue The campaign came at a time when America needed such a jolt.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

jolt

verb

1. To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock:

electrify, shock, startle.

2. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements:

bump, jerk.

noun

1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things:

bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, percussion, shock, smash.

2. Something that jars the mind or emotions:

blow, shock.

Psychiatry: trauma.

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Translations

صَدْمَههَزَّه، رَجَّهيَرْتَج فَجأةيُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج

drcnutídrkotatházetotřes

bumpechokrykryste

RuckrüttelnSchockholpern

sacudirtraquetear

à-coupchocsecouer

döcögzökkenészökkent

áfallhrista; rykkjakippurrykkjast

scossascuoteresobbalzaresobbalzostrattone

kratytisšokas

grūdienskratītkratītiestrieciens

støkk

hegať

poskakovatistrestisunek

sarsıla sarsıla gitmeksarsıntısarsmasarsmakşok

摇晃突然震摇震惊震摇颠簸而行

jolt

[dʒəʊlt]

A. N (= jerk) → sacudida f; (= sudden bump) → choque m (fig) → susto m
to give sb a jolt (fig) → dar un susto a algn
it gave me a bit of a jolt → me dio un buen susto

B. VT [vehicle] → sacudir; [+ person, elbow] → empujar (ligeramente), sacudir (levemente) (fig) → afectar mucho
to jolt sb into (doing) sth → mover a algn a hacer algo
to jolt sb out of his complacency → hacer que algn se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo

C. VI [vehicle] → traquetear, dar tumbos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jolt

[ˈdʒəʊlt]

n

(= rough movement) → cahot m, secousse f

(= shock) → choc m
to give sb a jolt → faire un choc à qn
with a jolt
I realized with a jolt that → Cela m'a fait un choc quand j'ai réalisé que ...

vt

(= knock) → cahoter, secouer

(= shock) → choquer

vi (= move suddenly) → tressauter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jolt

vi (vehicle) → holpern, rüttelnd fahren; (= give one jolt) → einen Ruck machen; to jolt along → rüttelnd entlangfahren; to jolt to a halt → ruckweise anhalten

vt (lit) (= shake) → durchschütteln, durchrütteln; (once) → einen Ruck geben or versetzen (+dat); (fig) → aufrütteln; she was jolted awake → sie wurde wachgerüttelt; she was jolted back to reality → sie wurde mit einem Ruck wieder in die Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt; to jolt somebody out of his complacency → jdn aus seiner Zufriedenheit aufrütteln or reißen; to jolt somebody into doing something → jdn so aufrütteln, dass er/sie etw tut; it jolted him into action → das hat ihn aufgerüttelt

n

(= jerk) → Ruck m

(fig inf) → Schock m; he realized with a jolt … → mit einem Schlag wurde ihm klar, …; it gave me a jolt → das hat mir einen Schock versetzt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jolt

[dʒəʊlt]

1. vt (gen) → urtare (fig) → scuotere
to jolt sb into doing sth → spingere qn a fare qc

2. vi (vehicle) → sobbalzare
to jolt along → avanzare a sbalzi

3. n (jerk) → scossa, sobbalzo (fig) → colpo
it gave me a jolt (fig) → mi ha fatto venire un colpo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jolt

(dʒəult) verb

1. to move jerkily. The bus jolted along the road. stamp, skommel يُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج друсам sacudir drkotat holpern bumpe τραντάζομαιtraquetear rappuma تکان تکان خوردن hytkyä avancer en cahotant לְהִיטַלטֵל हिलाना tresti, drmati döcög menyentak hrista; rykkja procedere a sobbalzi 揺れながら動く 덜커덩 흔들리다 kratytis kratīties (braucot) bergoncang voortschokken riste, skumpe, humpe telepać się نابوبره خوځيدل، ټكان خوړل، ښوريدل sacudir a hurduca трястись hegať, natriasať sa poskakovati drmati skaka, skumpa โคลงเคลง sarsıla sarsıla gitmek 顛簸而行 трясти(ся) دھچکا لگانا chạy xóc nảy lên 颠簸而行

2. to shake or move suddenly. I was violently jolted as the train stopped. hortend يَرْتَج فَجأة раздрусвам sacudir házet sebou rütteln ryste τινάζω, κουνώ απότομα sacudir raputama بطور ناگهانی تکان خوردن täristä secouer לְטַלטֵל धक्का, झटका stresti, prodrmati zökkent mengguncang rykkjast sballottare がたんと揺れる 갑자기 흔들리다 truktelėti kratīt; pagrūst terlambung-lambung schokkenskakeszarpnąć ناڅاپی ټكان خوړل sacudir a zdruncina, a zgâlţâi подбросить hodiť (sebou), zatriasť stresti (se) cimati skaka om กระตุก sarsmak 突然搖晃 струсонути; підкидати اچانک جھٹکا دینا xóc; lắc 震摇，摇晃

noun

1. a sudden movement or shake. The car gave a jolt and started. skok, skommel, horte, skud, stoot, stamp هَزَّه، رَجَّه внезапен удар sacudida drcnutí der Ruck ryk τράνταγμα, απότομο τίναγμα sacudida raputus تکان tärähdys à-coup טִלטוּל פִּתאוֹמִי झटका trzaj zökkenés sentakan kippur scossone, sobbalzo 激しい動揺 급격한 동요 truktelėjimas grūdiens goncangan schokrykk, støkkszarpnięcie ټكان sacudidela hurducătură толчок myknutie tresljaj potres skakning, stöt, ryck การกระตุก sarsma, sarsıntı 突然搖晃 тряска; штовхан دھچکا cái xóc; cái lắc 突然震摇

2. a shock. He got a jolt when he heard the bad news. skok صَدْمَه шок sobressalto otřes der Schock chok ξάφνιασμα, σοκchoque vapustus شوک järkytys chocהלם, זעזוע दुख šok sokk guncangan áfall colpo 精神的ショック 정신적 쇼크 šokas, sukrėtimas trieciens kejutan schokstøtwstrząs ولۍ، سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه ولاړه وي sobressalto şoc потрясение otras šok šok chock ความรู้สึกตกใจ sarsıntı, şok 震驚 удар; потрясіння صدمہ sự choáng váng 震惊

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jolt

n. sacudida, tirón.

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