jolt
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▪ I. jolt jolt 1 [dʒəʊlt ǁ dʒoʊlt] noun [countable]
a shock that causes prices and markets to change suddenly:
• Many companies got a jolt from the attempted coup.
• The crisis gave a jolt to the world energy markets.
[m0] ▪ II. jolt jolt 2 verb [transitive]
to give a sudden shock to a person, company, or market:
• Traders were jolted yesterday by reports warning of recession.
• The eruption of war in the Middle East jolted the world's financial markets.
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jolt UK US /dʒəʊlt/ noun [C]
► a jolt to sth »
Following the jolt to markets caused by fears about higher inflation, traders remain cautious.
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get/receive/suffer a jolt
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jolt UK US /dʒəʊlt/ verb [T]
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Rising oil prices and the continued slump in the housing market combined to jolt consumer confidence.
be jolted by sth »
Global markets have been jolted by the half point rise in US interest rates.
Financial and business terms.
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Jolt — Jolt, n. 1. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground. [1913 Webster] The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A physical or psychological shock; see {jolt} v. t. senses 2… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jolt — jolt·er; jolt·i·ness; jolt·less; jolt; jolt·ing·ly; … English syllables
jolt´er — jolt «johlt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to shake up; jar: »The wagon jolted us when the wheel went over the rocks. 2. Figurative. to shock or surprise suddenly. –v.i. to move with a shock or jerk: »The car jolted across the rough ground. –n. 1. a jar … Useful english dictionary
Jolt — Jolt, v. t. 1. To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jolt — (j[=o]lt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jolted}; p. pr. & vb. n. Jolting.] [Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig. meaning, to knock on the head. See {Jowl}.] To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jolt — [n] surprise; sudden push blow, bombshell*, bounce, bump, clash, collision, concussion, double whammy*, impact, jar, jerk, jog, jounce, jump, kick, lurch, percussion, punch, quiver, reversal, setback, shake, shock, shot, start, surprise,… … New thesaurus
jolt — [jōlt] vt. [earlier jot, to jog, bump, of echoic orig: prob. infl. by obs. jowl, to strike] 1. to shake up or jar, as with a bumpy ride or sharp blow 2. to shock or surprise vi. to move along in a bumpy, jerky manner n. 1. a sudden jerk or shake … English World dictionary
jolt — index bombshell, collision (accident), discompose, impetus, jostle (bump into), perturb, strike ( … Law dictionary
jolt — n jar, shock, *impact, impingement, collision, clash, concussion, percussion Analogous words: shaking or shake, rocking or rock, convulsing or convulsion (see corresponding verbs at SHAKE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
