joltJOLT, v.i. To shake with short abrupt risings and fallings; as a carriage moving on rough ground. The carriage jolts. JOLT, v.t. To shake with sudden jerks, as in a carriage on rough ground, or on a high trotting horse; as the horse or carriage jolts the rider. JOLT, n. A shock or shake by a sudden jerk, as in a carriage. |