Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jolt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jolt \Jolt\ (j[=o]lt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jolted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. Jolting.] [Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and originally
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 coach jolts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jolt \Jolt\, v. t.
To cause to shake with a sudden 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jolt \Jolt\, n.
A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage
moving over rough ground.
The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jolt
n 1: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jar},
{jounce}]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: {jerk}, {jerking}]
v 1: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jar}]
2: disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by
the play"
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