jolt

(jōlt)

v., jolt·ed, jolt·ing, jolts.

v.tr.

1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose.
2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.
3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow: "Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph" (Walter Blair).
4. To make suddenly active or effective: The remark jolted my memory.
5. To disturb suddenly and severely; stun: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.

v.intr.
To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.

n.

1. A sudden jarring or jerking, as from a heavy blow or an abrupt movement. See synonyms at collision.
2. 1. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.
   2. The cause of such a feeling: The news came as a jolt.
3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of electricity; a jolt of whiskey.

[Origin unknown.]

jolter jolt'er n.
joltily jolt'i·ly adv.
jolty jolt'y adj.

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verb

1. To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock: electrify, shock¹, startle. See excite/bore/interest, surprise/expect.
2. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements: bump, jerk. See repetition.

noun

1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, percussion, shock¹, smash. See conflict/cooperation.
2. Something that jars the mind or emotions: blow², shock¹. Psychiatry trauma. See strike/miss.

A survey done by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics to help measure job vacancies. It collects data from employers including retailers, manufacturers and different offices each month. Respondents to the survey answer quantitative and qualitative questions about their businesses' employment, job openings, recruitment, hires and separations. The JOLTS data is published monthly and by region and industry.

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JOLTS data has many uses, not least of which is to help guide the government in formulation of economic policy through economic research and planning. The JOLTS publications provide data that can help in the analysis of industry retention rates, business cycles and industry-specific economic research. Also, JOLTS has been used in conjunction with the Help-Wanted Index, which is published by the Conference Board, for a more accurate reading of job-market efficiency in the country.

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noun
noun, mainly US

1: A drink of liquor. (1904 —) .
R. Thomas She took two green plastic glasses....I poured a generous jolt into both of them (1973).

2: orig US A prison sentence. (1912 —) .
D. Hume They are only too ready to turn King's evidence...you'd take a very stiff jolt (1936).

3: mainly US A quantity of a drug in the form of a cigarette, tablet, etc. (1916 —) .
K. Platt Her LSD cap would cost about two dollars and fifty cents for the jolt (1970).

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• Drug Names and Forms - jolt: Slang. heroin injection
• Violent Actions - jolt: shake roughly, knock

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - støde, ryste
v. intr. - skrumple
n. - stød, smæk, chok, drink, fængselsstraf, dosis narkotika

Nederlands (Dutch)
schokken, doen ontstellen, horten, schok, ontsteltenis

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit, fig) cahoter, secouer, secouer (qn) à agir
v. intr. - cahoter, tressauter
n. - secousse, cahot, à coup, saccade, soubresaut

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schock, Stoß, Ruck
v. - holpern, aufrütteln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τράνταγμα, κραδασμός, ταρακούνημα, τίναγμα, (καθομ.) ξάφνιασμα
v. - τραντάζω, ταρακουνώ, τινάζω

Italiano (Italian)
scossa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - solavanco (m), choque (m)
v. - mover-se aos solavancos, esbarrar, chocar-se

Русский (Russian)
толчок, тряска, прямой короткий удар по корпусу (бокс), приговор к тюремному заключению, инъекция наркотика, трясти, трястись, подпрыгивать на ходу

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - traquetear, sacudir, estremecer, desconcertar, conmover, trastornar
v. intr. - ir dando saltos, ir traqueteando (un vehículo)
n. - conmoción, susto, traqueteo, sacudón, impacto, choque, sobresalto, desgracia, revés

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skakning, ryck, stöt
v. - skaka, skumpa, ruska, skaka om

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使颠簸, 猛击, 使慌张, 摇动, 颠簸, 震摇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使顛簸, 猛擊, 使慌張
v. intr. - 搖動, 顛簸
n. - 震搖, 顛簸, 搖動

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 난폭하게 흔들다, 놀라게 하다, 방해하다
v. intr. - 덜커덩 흔들리다, 흔들며 나아가다
n. - 급격한 동요, 정신적 쇼크, 술 한잔

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ガタガタ揺れる, 揺れながら進む, ショックを与える
n. - 急な揺れ, がたつき, ショック, 動揺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ارتجاج, رجه او هزة فجائيه, صدمه (فعل) هز, رج, خضخض بعنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טלטל, נענע, הקפיץ, זעזע‬
v. intr. - ‮התנועע, טלטול‬
n. - ‮נענוע, דחיפה‬

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