Jostle vs. Jolt
Jostleverb
(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
Jostleverb
(intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.
Jostleverb
(transitive) To be close to or in physical contact with.
Jostleverb
(intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
Jostleverb
To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
Jostlenoun
The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
Jostlenoun
The action of a jostling crowd.
Jostleverb
To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
Jostleverb
To push; to crowd; to hustle.
Jostlenoun
A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
Jostlenoun
the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
Jostleverb
make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving;
Jostleverb
come into rough contact with while moving;
Joltverb
(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
Joltverb
(transitive) To knock sharply
Joltverb
(transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
Joltverb
(transitive) To shock emotionally.
Joltverb
(intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
Joltnoun
An act of jolting.
Joltnoun
A surprise or shock.
Joltnoun
(slang) A long prison sentence.
Joltnoun
(slang) A narcotic injection.
Joltverb
To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.
Joltverb
To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.
Joltverb
To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of bed.
Joltverb
To stun or shock or change the mental state of (a person) suddenly, as if with a blow; as, the sight of the house on fire jolted him into action; his mother's early death jolted his idyllic happiness.
Joltnoun
A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
Joltnoun
A physical or psychological shock; see jolt v. t. senses 2 and 3; as, the stock market plunge was a big jolt to his sense of affluence; he touched the casing of the ungrounded motor and got a jolt from a short inside.
Joltnoun
Something which causes a jolt{2}; as, the bad news was a jolt.
Joltnoun
a sudden impact;
Joltnoun
an abrupt spasmodic movement
Joltverb
move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
Joltverb
disturb (someone's) composure;
