[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jolt \jolt\, n.
   1. a sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage
      moving over rough ground.
      1913 webster

            the first jolt had like to have shaken me out.
                                                  --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. a physical or psychological shock; see jolt v. t. senses
      2 and 3; as, the stock market plunge was a big jolt to his
      sense of affluence; he touched the casing of the
      ungrounded motor and got a jolt from a short inside.
      pjc

   3. something which causes a jolt2; as, the bad news was a
      jolt.
      pjc
see also:
jolt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jolt \jolt\ j=olt, v. i. imp.  p. p. jolted; p. pr. 
   vb. n. jolting. prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
jolted jowl 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jolt \jolt\, v. t.
   1. to cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or
      electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of
      bed.
      pjc

   3. to stun or shock or change the mental state of a person
      suddenly, as if with a blow; as, the sight of the house on
      fire jolted him into action; his mother's early death
      jolted his idyllic happiness.
      pjc

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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"
see also:
jar jounce jerk jerking 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

213 moby thesaurus words for "jolt":
   agitate, amaze, amble, assault, astonish, astound, barge, bear,
   bear upon, bearing, blow, bob, bobble, bombshell, boost, bounce,
   bowl along, bowl down, bowl over, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump,
   bump against, bundle, bunt, butt, butt against, chatter, clash,
   clump, collision, concussion, cram, crash, crowd, daze, didder,
   dig, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, disturb,
   dither, draft, drag, dram, drench, drink, drive, drop, dumbfound,
   elbow, electrify, falter, flounce, flurry, fluster, flutter, foot,
   footslog, force, frighten, fuss, gargle, goad, grimace, guzzle,
   halt, have an ague, head, hippety-hop, hit, hitch, hobble, hop,
   hurtle, hustle, jab, jactitate, jam, jar, jerk, jig, jigger,
   jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jostle, jounce, jump, knock, libation,
   limp, lumber, lunge, lurch, mince, nip, nudge, pace, paddle, peg,
   percussion, perturb, piaffe, piaffer, pile drive, plod, poke,
   potation, potion, prance, press, pressure, prod, pull, punch, push,
   quake, quaver, quiver, rack, ram, ram down, rattle, rictus, rock,
   roll, round, round of drinks, ruffle, run, run against, sashay,
   saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shake, shake up, shamble, shiver,
   shock, shot, shoulder, shove, shudder, shuffle, sidle, single-foot,
   sip, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slug, snifter, snort,
   spot, stagger, stalk, stamp, start, startle, stir, stomp, straddle,
   straggle, stress, stride, strike, strike dumb, stroll, strut,
   stump, stun, stupefy, suck, sup, surprise, swagger, swig, swill,
   swing, take aback, tamp, thrust, tic, tittup, toddle, tot, totter,
   traipse, tremble, tremor, trip, trouble, trudge, turn, twitch,
   twitter, unsettle, upset, vibrate, waddle, wamble, wet, wiggle,
   wobble

[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

jolt
     java online transactions java, bea, oltp
     
     

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

jolt
     
        java open language toolkit
     
     
see also:
java open language toolkit 

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