jolt (verb)
21give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …
22send — verb Send is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑transmitter Send is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aid, ↑ambassador, ↑ambulance, ↑apology, ↑application, ↑attachment, ↑ball, ↑barrage, ↑beam, ↑ …
23bob — verb the bottle bobbed in the water Syn: move up and down, bounce, toss, skip, dance, jounce; wobble, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jerk; nod, incline, dip; wag, waggle …
24electrify — verb lecturers who electrify their students Syn: excite, thrill, stimulate, arouse, rouse, inspire, stir (up), exhilarate, intoxicate, galvanize, move, fire (with enthusiasm), fire someone s imagination, invigorate, animate; startle, jolt, shock …
25galvanize — verb the reverend s words galvanized our group into action Syn: jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod, urge, motivate, stimulate, electrify, excite, rouse, arouse, awaken; invigorate, fire, animate, vitalize …
26jostle — verb 1) jostled by the crowd Syn: bump into/against, knock into/against, bang into, collide with, plow into, jolt; push, shove, elbow, mob, shoulder; informal barrel into, bulldoze 2) media empires jostle to catch the eye of Asian readers and… …
27startle — verb naturally their screaming startled me Syn: surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, give someone a shock/fright/jolt, make someone jump; perturb, unsettle, agitate, disturb, disconcert, disquiet; informal give someone a turn, make someone jump out… …
28bob — verb Syn: move up and down, bounce, toss, skip, dance, wobble, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jerk …
29shock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shake, jar, jolt; startle, surprise, horrify, scandalize, dis gust; paralyze, stun; galvanize, electrify. n. concussion, jar, impact; brunt, onset, assault; earthquake, temblor; prostration, stroke …
30bump — I. noun Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow Date: 1581 1. a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: as a. a swelling of tissue b. a cranial protuberance 2. a. a sudden forceful blow, impact, or jolt b. demotion… …
