jolts

noun

Meaning

An act of jolting.
A surprise or shock.
A long prison sentence.
A narcotic injection.
To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
To knock sharply
To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
To shock emotionally.
To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

jounce(English)jerking(English)jerk(English)jar(English)batter(English)batters(English)beats(English)hammers(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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