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Meaning of jolt

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

jolt

Pronunciation:/dʒɒlt//dʒoʊlt/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of jolting.

  2. A surprise or shock.

  3. A long prison sentence.

  4. A narcotic injection.

verb

Definitions

  1. To push or shake abruptly and roughly.

    Example: The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.

  2. To knock sharply

  3. To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert

    Example: I jolted her out of complacency.

  4. To shock emotionally.

    Example: Her untimely death jolted us all.