<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly: The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road.</li><li>to knock sharply so as to dislodge: He jolted the nail free with a stone.</li><li>to stun with a blow, especially in boxing.</li><li>to shock emotionally or psychologically: His sudden death jolted us all.</li><li>to bring to a desired state sharply or abruptly: to jolt a person into awareness.</li><li>to make active or alert, as by using an abrupt, sharp, or rough manner: to jolt someone's memory.</li><li>to interfere with or intrude upon, especially in a rough or crude manner; interrupt disturbingly.</li></ul><p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a jolting shock, movement, or blow: The automobile gave a sudden jolt.</li><li>an emotional or psychological shock: The news of his arrest gave me quite a jolt.</li><li>something that causes such a shock: The news was a jolt to me.</li><li>a sudden, unexpected rejection or defeat: Their policy got a rude jolt from the widespread opposition.</li><li>Slang. a prison sentence.</li><li>Slang. an injection of a narcotic.</li><li>a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey; a jolt of fresh air.</li></ul>