n.
Pronunciation: ' j ō lt
Function: verb
Etymology: probably blend of obsolete joll to strike and jot to bump
Date: 1596
transitive verb
1 : to cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
2 : to give a knock or blow to specifically : to jar with a quick or hard blow
3 a : to disturb the composure of : SHOCK <crudely jolt ed out of that mood ― Virginia Woolf> b : to interfere with roughly, abruptly, and disconcertingly <determination to pursue his own course was jolt ed badly ― F. L. Paxson>
intransitive verb : to move with a sudden jerky motion
– jolt · er noun