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.
A movement or action that jolts.
Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
Inspiring shock; startling.
Unusually obscene or lewd.
Extremely bad.
What a shocking calamity!