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Another word for jolt

jolt Synonyms

jolt

n.

A bump
jar, lurch, punch, bounce; see blow 1, bump 1, jerk 1.
A surprise
shock, start, jar; see surprise 2, wonder 1.

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Another word for jolt

verb

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

noun

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

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Jolt: Jolt doesn't appear much in the movie as he was a last minute addition to the script, but this character portayed by a blue Chevrolet Volt plays a role in helping Ratchet hookup Jetfire's body parts to Optimus.
Several stronger injury reports haunted the ride, including an incident in July 2006 when one of the coaster's support beams cracked because of the weight of the train, causing a severe jolt that injured 27 riders.
In these situations, the body needs a sudden jolt of sugar to get back on the right keel, meaning the sugar poses no danger, hence no insulin response and no accompanying crash an hour later.
At every jolt he again felt unendurable pain; his feverishness increased and he grew delirious.
Something warm touched her back, and a jolt of hot electricity made her sit upright.

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