Jolted

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jolt \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 coach jolts.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jolted
       adj 1: bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers"
       2: disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock;
          "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the
          accident left her badly shaken" [syn: {shaken}]