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