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jolt

  [johlt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly: The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road.
2. to knock sharply so as to dislodge: He jolted the nail free with a stone.
3. to stun with a blow, esp. in boxing.
4. to shock emotionally or psychologically: His sudden death jolted us all.
5. to bring to a desired state sharply or abruptly: to jolt a person into awareness.
6. to make active or alert, as by using an abrupt, sharp, or rough manner: to jolt someone's memory.
7. to interfere with or intrude upon, esp. in a rough or crude manner; interrupt disturbingly.
–verb (used without object)
8. to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks: The car jolted to a halt.
–noun
9. a jolting shock, movement, or blow: The automobile gave a sudden jolt.
10. an emotional or psychological shock: The news of his arrest gave me quite a jolt.
11. something that causes such a shock: The news was a jolt to me.
12. a sudden, unexpected rejection or defeat: Their policy got a rude jolt from the widespread opposition.
13. Slang. a prison sentence.
14. Slang. an injection of a narcotic.
15. a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey; a jolt of fresh air.
Origin:
1590–1600; b. jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dial.

Related forms:
jolter, noun
jolt⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
joltless, adjective
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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, as from a heavy blow or an abrupt movement. See Synonyms at collision.

    1. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.

    2. The cause of such a feeling: The news came as a jolt.

  3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of electricity; a jolt of whiskey.


[Origin unknown.]
jolt'er n., jolt'i·ly adv., jolt'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
jolt

  1. n.
    the degree of potency of the alcohol in liquor. : It doesn't have much of a jolt.
  2. n.
    a drink of strong liquor. : He knocked back a jolt and asked for another.
  3. n.
    a portion or dose of a drug. (Drugs.) : How about a little jolt as a taste?
  4. n.
    the rushfrom an injection of drugs. (Drugs.) : This stuff doesn't have much jolt.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

jolt 
1599, perhaps from M.E. jollen, chollen "to knock, to batter" (c.1430), or an alteration of obs. jot (v.) "to jostle" (1530). Fig. sense of "to startle, surprise" is from 1872. Perhaps related to earlier jolt head "a big, stupid head" (1533).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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