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jolt
(jōlt)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 motion, as from a blow.
2.
a. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.
b. The cause of such a feeling: His resignation was a jolt to the whole staff.
3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of whiskey.
[Origin unknown.]
jolt′er n.
jolt′i·ly adv.
jolt′y adj.
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jolt
(dʒəʊlt)vb (tr)
1. to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle
2. to move in a jolting manner
3. to surprise or shock
n
4. a sudden jar or blow
5. an emotional shock
[C16: probably blend of dialect jot to jerk and dialect joll to bump]
ˈjolter n
ˈjoltingly adv
ˈjolty adj
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jolt
(dʒoʊlt)v.t.
1. to cause to move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps; shake up roughly.
2. to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge; jar.
3. to shock or startle.
4. to bring to a specified state sharply or abruptly: to jolt someone into awareness.
5. to interfere with, esp. in a rough manner.
v.i. 6. to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks.
n. 7. a jolting movement or blow.
8. a psychological shock.
9. a sudden, unexpected setback.
10. a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey.
[1590–1600; b. jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dial.]
jolt′er, n.
jolt′ing•ly, adv.
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jolt
Past participle: jolted
Gerund: jolting
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| 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" |
| 2. | jolt - an abrupt spasmodic movement | |
| Verb | 1. | jolt - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion 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" |
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jolt
verb
noun
2. surprise, blow, shock, setback, reversal, bombshell, thunderbolt, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), bolt from the blue The campaign came at a time when America needed such a jolt.
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jolt
verbnoun
1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things:
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Translations
صَدْمَههَزَّه، رَجَّهيَرْتَج فَجأةيُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج
drcnutídrkotatházetotřes
bumpechokrykryste
döcögzökkenészökkent
áfallhrista; rykkjakippurrykkjast
kratytisšokas
grūdienskratītkratītiestrieciens
hegať
poskakovatistrestisunek
jolt
[dʒəʊlt]A. N (= jerk) → sacudida f; (= sudden bump) → choque m (fig) → susto m
to give sb a jolt (fig) → dar un susto a algn
it gave me a bit of a jolt → me dio un buen susto
to give sb a jolt (fig) → dar un susto a algn
it gave me a bit of a jolt → me dio un buen susto
B. VT [vehicle] → sacudir; [+ person, elbow] → empujar (ligeramente), sacudir (levemente) (fig) → afectar mucho
to jolt sb into (doing) sth → mover a algn a hacer algo
to jolt sb out of his complacency → hacer que algn se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo
to jolt sb into (doing) sth → mover a algn a hacer algo
to jolt sb out of his complacency → hacer que algn se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo
C. VI [vehicle] → traquetear, dar tumbos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jolt
vi (vehicle) → holpern, rüttelnd fahren; (= give one jolt) → einen Ruck machen; to jolt along → rüttelnd entlangfahren; to jolt to a halt → ruckweise anhalten
vt (lit) (= shake) → durchschütteln, durchrütteln; (once) → einen Ruck geben or versetzen (+dat); (fig) → aufrütteln; she was jolted awake → sie wurde wachgerüttelt; she was jolted back to reality → sie wurde mit einem Ruck wieder in die Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt; to jolt somebody out of his complacency → jdn aus seiner Zufriedenheit aufrütteln or reißen; to jolt somebody into doing something → jdn so aufrütteln, dass er/sie etw tut; it jolted him into action → das hat ihn aufgerüttelt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jolt
[dʒəʊlt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jolt
(dʒəult) verb1. to move jerkily. The bus jolted along the road.
2. to shake or move suddenly. I was violently jolted as the train stopped.
noun1. a sudden movement or shake. The car gave a jolt and started.
2. a shock. He got a jolt when he heard the bad news.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
jolt
n. sacudida, tirón.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012