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

One who, or that which, jolts.

A dunce; a blockhead. Sir T. North.

In a jolting manner.

That jolts; as, a jolty coach. [Colloq.]

A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [R.] These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind. South.

Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily.

Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining.

To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale.

A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. His jade gave him a jerk. B. Jonson.

To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken. [Obs.] Wiseman.

A jolting motion; a jogging pace.

A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt. To give them by turns an invisible jog. Swift.

To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.

To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots." Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. Dryden.

To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; -- generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down from a tree. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak. 'Tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age. Shak. I could scarcel…