Main Entry: ¹jolt

Pronunciation: \ˈjōlt\

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 jolted out of that mood — Virginia Woolf> b : to interfere with roughly, abruptly, and disconcertingly <determination to pursue his own course was jolted badly — F. L. Paxson>intransitive verb : to move with a sudden jerky motion

— jolt·er noun