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Jolt

dʒəʊlt

Jolt definitions

verb

Inflections:

jolt jolted jolting jolts

push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly

"a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards"

Synonyms:
push thrust
- give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change
  
  "she tried to jolt him out of his depression"
- move with sudden lurches
  
  "the train jolted into motion"

noun

Inflections:

jolt jolts

an abrupt rough or violent movement

"he felt a jolt when the plane started to climb"

Synonyms:
bump bounce shake jerk lurch vibration start jerk jump abrupt movement convulsive movement
- an unpleasant surprise or shock
  
  "that information gave her a severe jolt"