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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jolt \Jolt\ (j[=o]lt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jolted}; p. pr & vb n. Jolting.] [Prob. fr jole, joll, jowl, and originally 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jolted adj 1: bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers" 2: disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" [syn: {shaken}]
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