To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose. 2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion she jolted the door open with her elbow Synonyms & Similar Words jerked yanked lurched twitched pulled shook tugged grabbed bumped bucked hitched hoicked staggered dragged jounced snatched jiggled jogged plucked ripped joggled tore wrenched jigged lugged tweaked wrung pitched wrested snapped (up) 3

jolt verb (MOVE SUDDENLY) [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to ( cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently: The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. …

jolted; jolting; jolts transitive verb 1 a : to disturb the composure of : shock crudely jolted out of that mood Virginia Woolf an announcement that jolted the community b : to interfere with …

jolt verb (MOVE SUDDENLY) [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to ( cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently: The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. …

jolt. (dʒoʊlt) v.t. 1. to cause to move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps; shake up roughly. 2. to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge; jar. 3. to shock or startle. 4. to bring to a specified state sharply or abruptly: to jolt someone into awareness. 5. to interfere with, esp. in a rough manner.

to knock sharply so as to dislodge: He jolted the nail free with a stone. to stun with a blow, especially in boxing. verb (used without object) to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks: The car jolted to a halt. noun. a jolting shock, movement, or blow: The automobile gave a sudden jolt.

jolt verb [ T ] us / dʒoʊlt / to cause something or someone to move suddenly and violently, or to surprise someone in an unpleasant way: I was jolted out of bed by the earthquake. He was …

jolted adjective bumped or shaken jerkily "the jolted passengers" jolted, shaken adjective disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" Webster Dictionary (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: Jolted of Jolt How to pronounce jolted? David US English

1. a [+ object] : to cause (something or someone) to move in a quick and sudden way. The explosion jolted the ship. He was jolted forward when the bus stopped suddenly. The loud bang jolted me awake. The attack jolted the country into action. b [no object] : to move with a quick and sudden motion.