Meaning

• An act of jolting.

• A surprise or shock.

• A long prison sentence.

• A narcotic injection.

Meaning

• To push or shake abruptly and roughly.

  "The bus jolted its passengers at every turn."

• To knock sharply

• To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert

  "I jolted her out of complacency."

• To shock emotionally.

  "Her untimely death jolted us all."

• To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

  "The car jolted along the stony path."