jolt
Pronunciation:
/dʒɒlt//dʒoʊlt/noun
Definitions
An act of jolting.
A surprise or shock.
A long prison sentence.
A narcotic injection.
verb
Definitions
To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
Example: The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.
To knock sharply
To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
Example: I jolted her out of complacency.
To shock emotionally.
Example: Her untimely death jolted us all.