jolt (verb)
41shog — 1. noun jolt, shake 2. verb to jolt or shake …
42electrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. galvanize, magnetize, charge; excite, thrill, stimulate, animate; stun, bewilder, startle. See power, electricity, wonder, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To provide electricity] Syn. wire,… …
43galvanize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stimulate, shock; motivate, move [to action]. See cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stimulate into activity] Syn. excite, arouse, stir, electrify; see animate 1 , excite 1 , 2 , incite . 2. [To coat …
44shake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. vibrate, agitate, shiver, brandish, flourish, rock, sway, wave, rattle, jolt, worry, jar; unsettle, disillusion, impair, unnerve; tremble, quiver, quaver, quake, shudder, flutter, vibrate. See… …
45spur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine; rowel; incentive, goad, stimulus; projection, headland, siding. See sharpness, cause. v. t. goad, incite. See cause. spur of the moment II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. goad, prick, impel; see drive 1 …
46startle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. start, alarm, frighten, shock, surprise, amaze. See surprise, doubt, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alarm, shock, astonish, disturb, agitate; see also frighten 1 , surprise 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
47shock — {{11}}shock (1) sudden blow, 1560s, a military term, from M.Fr. choc violent attack, from O.Fr. choquer strike against, probably from Frankish, from a P.Gmc. imitative base (Cf. M.Du. schokken to push, jolt, O.H.G. scoc jolt, swing ). Meaning a… …
48bump — 1. noun 1) I landed with a bump Syn: bang, crash, smash, smack, crack, jolt, thud, thump; informal whack, thwack, bash, bonk, wallop 2) a bump in the road the bump on his head …
49jerk — 1. noun 1) she gave the reins a jerk Syn: yank, tug, pull, wrench, tweak, twitch 2) the elevator stopped with a jerk Syn: jolt, lurch, bump, start, jar, bang …
50shock — I 1. noun 1) the news came as a shock Syn: blow, upset, disturbance; surprise, revelation, a bolt from the blue, thunderbolt, bombshell, rude awakening, eye opener; informal whammy, wake up call 2) you gave me a shock Syn …
