(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.
"jolt" means: To push or shake abruptly and roughly.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"jolt" means: To push or shake abruptly and roughly.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"jolt" means: To push or shake abruptly and roughly.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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A sudden, brutal jolt shot through his abdomen, so violent that it knocked the wind out of him, as if someone had snatched his breath away. Before he could even comprehend what was happening, his legs gave way. 7/19
“Likely a dopamine hit or a jolt to the ego, I think.”
“brought my shoulder back a little too far and felt a jolt of pain shoot down through me”
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(transitive) To knock sharply.
I jolted her out of complacency.
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(transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert.
Her untimely death jolted us all.
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