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[ verb ] move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
Synonyms Used in print (San Francisco Chronicle,...)`` Governments apparently do not feel obligated to make the people adequately aware_of this danger ; therefore we need guardians to demonstrate against the ghastly stupidity of nuclear_weapons and jolt the people out of their complacency '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sudden impact
Examples "the door closed with a jolt" Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)He slapped the reins on the back of the powerful gray horse and held_on as the sulky 's wheels hit a pothole and came_out with a jolt and went_on . Related terms |
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[ verb ] disturb (someone's) composure
Examples "The audience was jolted by the play" Related terms |
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