[jolt] vb [prob. blend of obs. joll to strike and jot to bump] vt (1596) 1: to cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
2: to give a knock or blow to; specif: to jar with a quick or hard blow 3 a: to disturb the composure of "crudely ~ed out of that mood --Virginia Woolf" b: to interfere with roughly, abruptly, and disconcertingly "determination to pursue his own course was ~ed badly --F. L. Paxson" ~ vi: to move with a sudden jerky motion -- jolt.er n
[2]jolt n (1599) 1: an abrupt sharp jerky blow or movement
2. a (1): a sudden feeling of shock, surprise, or disappointment (2): an event or development causing such a feeling "the defeat was quite a ~" b: a serious check or reverse "a severe financial ~"
3: a small potent or bracing portion "a ~ of horseradish" -- jolty adj