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# jolt

noun (a jolt, jolts); verb (jolt, jolts, jolted, jolting)

«jolt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sudden hard shake or bump: «The bus stopped with a jolt». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#m1)
2. (verb) To move or shake suddenly and roughly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#m2)
3. A sudden shock or surprise: «The news gave me a jolt». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#m3)
4. (verb) To shock someone into action: «The alarm jolted me awake». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about forces: when a vehicle stops suddenly, your body keeps moving forward, so seatbelts protect you from the jolt. In stories «jolted awake» tells the reader a character woke suddenly. Phrases: «with a jolt», «jolt awake», «a jolt of electricity».

### Examples

- The train stopped with a jolt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x1)
- The cart jolted along the bumpy road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x2)
- A loud bang jolted me awake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x3)
- Wear your seatbelt so a jolt doesn't throw you forward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x4)
- The bad news gave her a jolt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x5)
- He got a small jolt from the electric fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x6)
- And every little while they went a little mile, and jolted so that they very nearly tumbled off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb: jolted, jolting. Similar: jerk, bump. Never touch electric fences or plugs — even a small jolt of electricity can hurt.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jolt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jolt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jolt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jolt.html) on Mova free.