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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[Origin unknown.]

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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

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

vt → cahoter, secouer

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jolt [dʒəult] n → Ruck m;

(shock) → Schock m

vt → schütteln;

(subj) (bus etc) → durchschütteln;

(emotionally) → aufrütteln

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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, skommel يُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج друсам drkotat bumpe holpern τραντάζομαι traquetear rappuma تکان تکان خوردن ajaa täristää avancer en cahotant לְהִיטַלטֵל हिलाना tresti, drmati döcög menyentak hrista; rykkja procedere a sobbalzi 揺れながら動く 흔들리며 나아가다 kratytis kratīties (braucot) bergoncang voortschokken riste, skumpe, humpe telepać się sacudir a hurduca трястись hegať, natriasať sa poskakovati drmati skaka, skumpa โคลงเคลง sarsıla sarsıla gitmek 使顛簸 трясти(ся) دھچکا لگانا chạy xóc nảy lên 使颠簸

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

n

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

2 a shock He got a jolt when he heard the bad news. skok صَدْمَه шок otřes chok der Schock ξάφνιασμα, σοκ choque vapustus شوک järkytys choc הֶלֶם, זַעֲזוּע दुख šok sokk guncangan áfall colpo 精神的ショック 정신적 충격 šokas, sukrėtimas trieciens kejutan schok støt wstrząs sobressalto şoc потрясение otras šok šok chock ความรู้สึกตกใจ sarsıntı, şok 震驚 удар; потрясіння صدمہ sự choáng váng 震惊