jolt Definition

jolt
verb jolted, jolting

intr
1. To move along jerkily.
2. To shake, jog or jar.

Thesaurus: bounce, bump, jar, jerk, jostle, jounce, knock, push, shake, shove.
3. To shock emotionally

Thesaurus: astonish, disconcert, dismay, disturb, nonplus, perturb, shock, startle, stun, surprise.

noun

1. A jarring shake.

Thesaurus: blow, bump, hit, impact, jar, jerk, jog, lurch, quiver, thunderbolt.
2. An emotional shock.

Thesaurus: surprise, start, shock.

Etymology: 16c: probably a combination of dialect jot and joll, both meaning ‘to bump'.