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An abrupt rough or violent movement
“I countered the sudden jolt of the van taking off with a solid push to the left to avoid falling backward.”
A forceful clash of two entities
“The jolt from the accident causes the car seat to flip forward so that it is head down in front of the seat.”
An unexpected surprise or shock
“News of overspending came as a jolt to government agencies as economists had been saying that savings were on the rise.”
An unexpected scare or fright
“Billy's silly prank gave me a nasty jolt.”
An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself
An abrupt, damaging breakdown or failure
Emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis
Anything that serves to remind
(narratology) A technique of having something occur suddenly to frighten the audience
An act or instance of throwing or casting something
An unfortunate shock or disappointment
A sudden violent twist or pull
The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence
A sense of thrill or excitement
To push or shake abruptly and roughly
“He mustered as much energy as he could and let loose with a forcible kick to jolt the door open.”
To move with sudden lurches
“Tristen would jolt sideways, flailing his arms violently in an attempt to escape.”
To vibrate forcefully
“Driving at a fast speed proved impossible as the car would begin to jolt violently.”
To cause an unpleasant surprise to
“News of the latest atrocity would jolt much of the population.”
To move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly
To stimulate into action
To collide forcefully with something
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