Jolt vs. Knock — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Jolt and Knock
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Definitions
Jolt
To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly
Jolted his opponent with a heavy punch.
An impact that jolted the mailbox loose.
Knock
To strike with a hard blow
Knocked him on the head.
Jolt
To cause to move jerkily
Stops and starts that jolted the passengers.
Knock
To affect in a specified way by striking hard
Knocked the mugger senseless.
Jolt
To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow
"Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph" (Walter Blair).
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Knock
To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force
A wind that knocked the tower over.
A blunder that knocked him out of the job.
Jolt
To make suddenly active or effective
The remark jolted my memory.
Knock
To cause to collide
I knocked my head on a low beam.
Jolt
To disturb suddenly and severely; stun
She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.
Knock
To produce by hitting or striking
Knocked a hole in the wall.
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Jolt
To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.
Knock
(Informal) To find fault with; criticize
Don't knock the food.
It's free.
Jolt
A sudden jarring or jerking motion, as from a blow.
Knock
To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.
Jolt
A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.
Knock
To collide with something
Knocked into the table.
Jolt
The cause of such a feeling
His resignation was a jolt to the whole staff.
Knock
To make a pounding or clanking noise
The car engine is knocking.
Jolt
A brief strong portion
A jolt of whiskey.
Knock
An instance of striking or colliding.
Jolt
(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.
Knock
The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface.
Jolt
(transitive) To knock sharply
Knock
A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping.
Jolt
(transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
Knock
(Slang) A cutting, often petty criticism.
Jolt
(transitive) To shock emotionally.
Her untimely death jolted us all.
Knock
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
I heard a knock on my door.
Jolt
(intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
The car jolted along the stony path.
Knock
A sharp impact.
He took a knock on the head.
Jolt
An act of jolting.
Knock
(figuratively) A criticism.
Jolt
A surprise or shock.
Knock
(figuratively) A blow or setback.
Jolt
(slang) A long prison sentence.
Knock
Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
Jolt
(slang) A narcotic injection.
Knock
(cricket) A batsman's innings.
He played a slow but sure knock of 35.
Jolt
To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.
Knock
Synonym of hunger knock
Jolt
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.
Knock
To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
Jolt
To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of bed.
Knock
To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
Jolt
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.
Knock
To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
Jolt
A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
The first jolt had like to have shaken me out.
Knock
To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
Jolt
Something which causes a jolt{2}; as, the bad news was a jolt.
Knock
To bump or impact.
I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.
I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.
Jolt
A sudden impact;
The door closed with a jolt
Knock
(intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.
Jolt
An abrupt spasmodic movement
Knock
To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
Jolt
Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
Knock
To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Jolt
Disturb (someone's) composure;
The audience was jolted by the play
Knock
To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously.
Knock
To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table.
When heroes knock their knotty heads together.
Knock
To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
Master, knock the door hard.
Knock
To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
Knock
To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage.
Knock
A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
Knock
A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.
A loud cry or some great knock.
Knock
The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing);
The knocking grew louder
Knock
Negative criticism
Knock
A vigorous blow;
The sudden knock floored him
He took a bash right in his face
He got a bang on the head
Knock
A bad experience;
The school of hard knocks
Knock
The act of hitting vigorously;
He gave the table a whack
Knock
Deliver a sharp blow or push :
He knocked the glass clear across the room
Knock
Rap with the knuckles;
Knock on the door
Knock
Knock against with force or violence;
My car bumped into the tree
Knock
Make light, repeated taps on a surface;
He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
Knock
Sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
Knock
Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws;
The paper criticized the new movie
Don't knock the food--it's free
