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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jolt \Jolt\ (j[=o]lt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jolted}; p. pr & vb n. Jolting.] [Prob. fr jole, joll, jowl, and originally 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jolt \Jolt\, v. t. To cause to shake with a sudden 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jolt \Jolt\, n. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground. The first jolt had like to have shaken me out --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jolt n 1: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jar}, {jounce}] 2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: {jerk}, {jerking}] v : move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jar}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: JOLT {Java Open Language Toolkit} From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: JOLT Java OnLine Transactions (Java, Bea, OLTP)
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