jolt

jolt
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noun
ADJECTIVE
nasty, severe, sharp, sickening, sudden, violent
little, slight
VERB + JOLT
feel
give

My mother's death gave me a severe jolt.

send
receive

She received such a jolt that she nearly dropped her cup.

PHRASES
with a jolt

The train started with a jolt.

jolt of

The blow sent a jolt of pain through his body.

jolt to

His dismissal was a severe jolt to his pride.

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verb
Jolt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑train

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(as a wagon by passing over rough ground), (as a wagon when passing over rough ground), ,


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  • Jolt — Jolt, n. 1. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground. [1913 Webster] The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A physical or psychological shock; see {jolt} v. t. senses 2… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • jolt´er — jolt «johlt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to shake up; jar: »The wagon jolted us when the wheel went over the rocks. 2. Figurative. to shock or surprise suddenly. –v.i. to move with a shock or jerk: »The car jolted across the rough ground. –n. 1. a jar …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jolt — Jolt, v. t. 1. To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jolt — (j[=o]lt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jolted}; p. pr. & vb. n. Jolting.] [Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig. meaning, to knock on the head. See {Jowl}.] To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • jolt — [jōlt] vt. [earlier jot, to jog, bump, of echoic orig: prob. infl. by obs. jowl, to strike] 1. to shake up or jar, as with a bumpy ride or sharp blow 2. to shock or surprise vi. to move along in a bumpy, jerky manner n. 1. a sudden jerk or shake …   English World dictionary

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  • jolt — 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) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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