| NOUN | event | jolt, jar, jounce, shock | a sudden jarring impact |
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| act | jolt, jerk, jerking, saccade | an abrupt spasmodic movement | |
| VERB | motion | jolt, jar | move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion |
| emotion | jolt | disturb (someone's) composure |
| Sounds | jhow'lt | |
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| Rhymes | bolt ... volt: 9 rhymes with owlt... | |
| Meaning | A sudden jarring impact. | |
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| Synonyms | jar, jounce, shock | |
| Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
| Spanish | choque, concusión, sacudida | |
| Catalan | xoc | |
| Verbs | jolt | move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion |
| Meaning | An abrupt spasmodic movement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | jerk, jerking, saccade | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | sacudida, tirón | |
| Catalan | batzegada, estremiment, sotragada, tremolor | |
| Adjectives | jolty | causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements |
| Verbs | jolt | move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion |
| Meaning | Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | jar | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | agitar, sacudir | |
| Catalan | agitar, sacsejar | |
| Nouns | jolt | an abrupt spasmodic movement |
| jolt | a sudden jarring impact | |
| Meaning | disturb (someone's) composure. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to jolt Sue | |
| Example | "The audience was jolted by the play" | |
| Broader | disturb, upset, trouble | Move deeply |
| Spanish | sobresaltar | |
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