jolt

jolt is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.
2. transitive verb. To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.
3. noun. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
4. noun. an abrupt spasmodic movement

   Synonyms: jerk, jerking, saccade

5. noun. a sudden jarring impact

   "the door closed with a jolt"

   "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"

   Synonyms: jar, jounce, shock

6. verb. disturb (someone's) composure

   "The audience was jolted by the play"

7. verb. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

   Synonyms: jar

Synonyms

jerk, jerking, saccade, jar, jounce, shock

Common word forms

jolts, jolted, jolter, jolting, joltless

Words from these letters

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