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Jab vs Jolt - What's the difference?

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Jab is a related term of jolt.


As nouns the difference between jab and jolt

is that jab is a quick stab or blow while jolt is an act of jolting.

As verbs the difference between jab and jolt

is that jab is to poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion while jolt is to push or shake abruptly and roughly.

jab

English

(wikipedia jab)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A quick stab or blow
  • (boxing) A short straight punch.
  • * '>citation
    • American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
  • (British) A medical injection.
    • Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs .
  • (US, figurative) A verbal annoyance.

    • Derived terms

    * jabby

    Verb

    (jabb)
  • To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • To deliver a quick punch.
  • (slang, UK) To give someone an injection

    • jolt

    English

    (wikipedia jolt)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
    • The bus jolted its passengers.
  • To knock sharply; to deal a blow to.
  • To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert; as, to jolt someone out of complacency
  • To shock emotionally.
    • Her untimely death jolted us all.
  • To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
    • The bus jolted along the stony path.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of jolting.
  • A surprise or shock.
  • (slang) A long prison sentence.
  • (slang) A narcotic injection.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (prison sentence) bit