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Difference Between Jostle and Jolt

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Jostle

To come in rough contact while moving; push and shove
Jostled against the others on the crowded platform.

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.

Jostle

To make one's way by pushing or elbowing
Jostled through the guests to the bar.

Jolt

To cause to move jerkily
Stops and starts that jolted the passengers.

Jostle

To vie for an advantage or position
Jostled with several others for the job.
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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).

Jostle

To come into rough contact with while moving
Messengers who jostle pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Jolt

To make suddenly active or effective
The remark jolted my memory.

Jostle

To force by pushing or elbowing
Jostled my way through the mob.

Jolt

To disturb suddenly and severely; stun
She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.
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Jostle

To vie with for an advantage or position
Jostled a major shareholder for control of the business.

Jolt

To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.

Jostle

To shake or agitate
Jostled the bag of food, and the dog came running.

Jolt

A sudden jarring or jerking motion, as from a blow.

Jostle

A rough shove or agitating movement.

Jolt

A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.

Jostle

(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.

Jolt

The cause of such a feeling
His resignation was a jolt to the whole staff.

Jostle

(intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.

Jolt

A brief strong portion
A jolt of whiskey.

Jostle

(transitive) To be close to or in physical contact with.

Jolt

(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.

Jostle

(intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.

Jolt

(transitive) To knock sharply

Jostle

To pick or attempt to pick pockets.

Jolt

(transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert

Jostle

The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.

Jolt

(transitive) To shock emotionally.
Her untimely death jolted us all.

Jostle

The action of a jostling crowd.

Jolt

(intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
The car jolted along the stony path.

Jostle

To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other.

Jolt

An act of jolting.

Jostle

To push; to crowd; to hustle.
None jostle with him for the wall.

Jolt

A surprise or shock.

Jostle

A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.
The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization.

Jolt

(slang) A long prison sentence.

Jostle

The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

Jolt

(slang) A narcotic injection.

Jostle

Make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving;
We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform

Jolt

To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.

Jostle

Come into rough contact with while moving;
The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train

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.

Jolt

To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of bed.

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.

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.

Jolt

Something which causes a jolt{2}; as, the bad news was a jolt.

Jolt

A sudden impact;
The door closed with a jolt

Jolt

An abrupt spasmodic movement

Jolt

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

Jolt

Disturb (someone's) composure;
The audience was jolted by the play

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