jolt

jolt  (jlt)

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, as from a heavy blow or an abrupt movement. See Synonyms at collision.

2.

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

b. The cause of such a feeling: The news came as a jolt.

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

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jolter n.

jolti·ly adv.

jolty adj.

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jolt

Noun

1. a severe shock

2. a sudden violent movement

Verb

1. to surprise or shock: he was momentarily jolted by the news

2. to bump against (someone or something) with a sudden violent movement

3. to move in a jerking manner [origin unknown]

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

verb 2. surprise, upset, stun, disturb, astonish, stagger, startle, perturb, discompose

noun 3. jerk, start, jump, shake, bump, jar, jog, lurch, quiver

noun 4. surprise, blow, shock, setback, reversal, bombshell, thunderbolt, whammy (informal), chiefly U.S. bolt from the blue

Translations

jolt [dʒəult] n (= shake) → sacudida (= blow); golpe m (= shock); susto

vt → sacudir

jolt [dʒəult] n → cahot m, secousse f (= shock); choc m

vt → cahoter, secouer

jolt [dʒəult] n → Ruck m;

(shock) → Schock m

vt → schütteln;

(subj) (bus etc) → durchschütteln;

(emotionally) → aufrütteln

jolt [dʒəult] n → scossa, sobbalzo

vt → urtare

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jolt

v jolt [dʒəult]

1 to move jerkily The bus jolted along the road.stamp, skommelيُهَزهِز، يَرْتَجдрусамdrkotatbumpeholpernτραντάζομαιtraquetearrappumaتکان تکان خوردنajaa täristääavancer en cahotantלְהִיטַלטֵלहिलानाtresti, drmatidöcögmenyentakhrista; rykkjaprocedere a sobbalzi揺れながら動く흔들리며 나아가다kratytiskratīties (braucot)bergoncangvoortschokkenriste, skumpe, humpetelepać sięsacudira hurducaтрястисьhegať, natriasať saposkakovatidrmatiskaka, skumpaโคลงเคลงsarsıla sarsıla gitmek使顛簸трясти(ся)دھچکا لگاناchạy xóc nảy lên使颠簸

2 to shake or move suddenly I was violently jolted as the train stopped.hortendيَرْتَج فَجأةраздрусвамházet sebourysterüttelnτινάζω, κουνώ απότομαsacudirraputamaبطور ناگهانی تکان خوردنtärisyttääsecouerלְטַלטֵלधक्का, झटकाstresti, prodrmatizökkentmengguncangrykkjastsballottareがたんと揺れる덜컹덜컹 흔들다[]truktelėtikratīt; pagrūstterlambung-lambungschokkenskakeszarpnąćsacudira zdruncina, a zgâlţâiподброситьhodiť (sebou), zatriasťstresti (se)cimatiskaka omกระตุกsarsmak震搖, 搖晃струсонути; підкидатиاچانک جھٹکا دیناxóc; lắc震摇, 摇晃

n

1 a sudden movement or shake The car gave a jolt and started.skok, skommel, horte, skud, stoot, stampهَزَّه، رَجَّهвнезапен ударdrcnutírykder Ruckτράνταγμα, απότομο τίναγμαsacudidaraputusتکانnytkähdysà-coupטִלטוּל פִּתאוֹמִיझटकाtrzajzökkenéssentakankippurscossone, sobbalzo激しい動揺급격한 동요truktelėjimasgrūdiensgoncanganschokrykk, støkkszarpnięciesacudidelahurducăturăтолчокmyknutietresljajpotresskakning, stöt, ryckการกระตุกsarsma, sarsıntı震搖тряска; штовханدھچکاcái xóc; cái lắc震摇

2 a shock He got a jolt when he heard the bad news.skokصَدْمَهшокotřeschokder Schockξάφνιασμα, σοκchoquevapustusشوکjärkytyschocהֶלֶם, זַעֲזוּעदुखšoksokkguncanganáfallcolpo精神的ショック정신적 충격šokas, sukrėtimastriecienskejutanschokstøtwstrząssobressaltoşocпотрясениеotrasšokšokchockความรู้สึกตกใจsarsıntı, şok震驚удар; потрясінняصدمہsự choáng váng震惊