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jolt

verb

1 the train stopped suddenly, jolting the passengers to one side | he jolted his injured ankle:

push, thrust;

jar, bump, knock, bang, jostle;

shake, joggle, jog, nudge.

2 the car jolted along the rough wet roads:

bump, bounce, jerk, rattle, lurch, shudder, vibrate;

British judder;

rare jounce.

3 she was jolted out of her reverie | the anger in his tone jolted her:

startle, surprise, shock, stun, shake, take aback;

astonish, astound, amaze, stagger, stop someone in their tracks;

upset, disturb, perturb, disconcert, discompose, unnerve, throw off balance, set someone back on their heels;

galvanize, electrify;

informal rock, floor, knock for six, knock sideways.

noun

1 a series of sickening jolts that jarred every bone in her body:

bump, bounce, shake, jerk, lurch, vibration;

impact;

British judder;

rare jounce.

2 he woke up with a jolt:

start, jerk, jump, abrupt movement, convulsive movement.

3 the sight of the dagger gave him a jolt:

fright, the fright of one's life, shock, scare;

informal turn.

4 it had been an unpleasant jolt, but Susan recovered quickly:

shock, surprise, bombshell, bolt from the blue, thunderbolt, rude awakening, eye-opener;

blow, upset, setback;

informal whammy.

jolt Oxford Dictionary of English