Definition of jolt Jolt

/ʤowˈlt/ - [jowlt] - jolt

We found 18 definitions of jolt from 5 different sources.

What does jolt mean?

Noun Plural: jolts
jolt - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
		jar, jounce, shock
		bump, blow a lump on the body caused by a blow
jolt - an abrupt spasmodic movement
		jerk, jerking, saccade
		motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
Verb jolts, jolting, jolted
jolt - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
		jar
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
		disturb, trouble, upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

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jolt (Noun)
An act of jolting.
jolt (Noun)
A surprise or shock.
jolt (Noun)
A long prison sentence.
jolt (Noun)
A narcotic injection.
jolt (Verb)
To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
jolt (Verb)
To knock sharply; to deal a blow to .
jolt (Verb)
To shock someone into taking action or being alert; as, to jolt someone out of complacency.
jolt (Verb)
To shock emotionally.
jolt (Verb)
To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

jolt (v. i.)
To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.
jolt (v. t.)
To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.
jolt (n.)
A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.

jolt
jōlt, v.i. to shake with sudden jerks.—v.t. to shake with a sudden shock.—n. a sudden jerk.—ns. Jolt′er; Jolt′-head, Jolt′erhead, a blockhead.—adv. Jolt′ingly, in a jolting manner. [Old form joll, prob. conn. with jowl.]

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jolt in sign language