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jolt
/dʒɒlt/
noun
An act of jolting.
A surprise or shock.
A long prison sentence.
verb
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."
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