jolt
11jolt — n jar, shock, *impact, impingement, collision, clash, concussion, percussion Analogous words: shaking or shake, rocking or rock, convulsing or convulsion (see corresponding verbs at SHAKE) …
12jolt — ► VERB 1) push or shake abruptly and roughly. 2) shock (someone) into taking action. ► NOUN 1) an act of jolting. 2) a surprise or shock. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
13jolt|y — «JOHL tee», adjective. that jolts; jolting …
14jolt — ▪ I. jolt jolt 1 [dʒəʊlt ǁ dʒoʊlt] noun [countable] a shock that causes prices and markets to change suddenly: • Many companies got a jolt from the attempted coup. • The crisis gave a jolt to the world energy markets. [m0] ▪ II. jolt jolt 2 …
15jolt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty, severe, sharp, sickening, sudden, violent ▪ little, slight VERB + JOLT …
16jolt — jolter, n. joltingly, adv. joltless, adj. /johlt/, v.t. 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 …
17jolt — jolt1 [dʒəult US dʒoult] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from joll to hit (15 19 centuries) + jot to knock against (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [I and T] to move suddenly and roughly, or to make someone or something move in this way = ↑jerk ▪ We… …
18Jolt — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le terme Jolt peut désigner: Jolt (ou Jerk), la dérivée d un vecteur accélération par rapport au temps Jolt, un personnage fictif de la série animée… …
19jolt — I n. shock 1) a severe jolt 2) a jolt to (it was a jolt to her pride) II v. (D; tr.) to jolt out of (she was finally jolted out of her depression) * * * [dʒəʊlt] [ shock ] a severe jolt a jolt to (it was a jolt to her pride) (D;tr.) to jolt out… …
20jolt — I UK [dʒəʊlt] / US [dʒoʊlt] noun [countable] Word forms jolt : singular jolt plural jolts 1) a) a sudden strong feeling that does not last long, especially one of surprise or fear I realized with a jolt that she was staring at me. a jolt of… …
