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give sb a jolt

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  • Jolt gum — is a chewing gum, from the makers of Jolt Cola (the packaging explicitly states Yes, the same Jolt as Jolt Cola! ). It is meant to give energy and contains caffeine, guarana and ginseng. Two pieces contain the energy boost of a coffee or energy… …   Wikipedia

  • jolt — ▪ I. jolt jolt 1 [dʒəʊlt ǁ dʒoʊlt] noun [countable] a shock that causes prices and markets to change suddenly: • Many companies got a jolt from the attempted coup. • The crisis gave a jolt to the world energy markets.   [m0] ▪ II. jolt jolt 2 …   Financial and business terms

  • jolt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty, severe, sharp, sickening, sudden, violent ▪ little, slight VERB + JOLT …   Collocations dictionary

  • jolt — jolt1 [dʒəult US dʒoult] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from joll to hit (15 19 centuries) + jot to knock against (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [I and T] to move suddenly and roughly, or to make someone or something move in this way = ↑jerk ▪ We… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jolt — 1. n. the degree of potency of the alcohol in liquor. □ It doesn’t have much of a jolt. □ Watch out. This stuff has quite a jolt. 2. n. a drink of strong liquor. □ Can you give me a little jolt of shine? □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • jolt — I. verb Etymology: probably blend of obsolete joll to strike and jot to bump Date: 1596 transitive verb 1. to cause to move with a sudden jerky motion 2. to give a knock or blow to; specifically to jar with a quick or hard blow 3. a. to disturb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • jolt — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to move suddenly and roughly, or to make someone or something move in this way: The car jolted and Rachel was thrown backwards. 2 (T) to give someone a sudden shock 2 noun (C) 1 a sudden rough shaking movement: I felt every jolt… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • jolt — [dʒəʊlt] noun [C] I 1) a sudden violent movement The bus stopped with a jolt and we were all flung forward.[/ex] 2) a sudden strong feeling of surprise or shock I realized with a jolt that she was staring at me.[/ex] II verb jolt [dʒəʊlt] 1)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • jolt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shake [up], shock, stun, give a kick in the pants (sl.); lurch, pitch; bump, collide, crash. See impulse, surprise. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bump] Syn. jar, lurch, punch, bounce; see blow 1 , bump 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • jolt — v. & n. v. 1 tr. disturb or shake from the normal position (esp. in a moving vehicle) with a jerk. 2 tr. give a mental shock to; perturb. 3 intr. (of a vehicle) move along with jerks, as on a rough road. n. 1 such a jerk. 2 a surprise or shock.… …   Useful english dictionary

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