Jolt and Pull

Jolt

Jolt verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.

Usage example: she jolted the door open with her elbow

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Pull and jolt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead the word "Jolt" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: jolted, jolting, jolty

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

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Jolt and pull are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jolt" instead the word "Pull" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

strong	strong jolt	strong pull
powerful	powerful jolt	powerful pull
massive	massive jolt	massive pull
huge	huge jolt	huge pull
Other adjectives: weak, little, quick, slightest, sudden, bigger.

Ava, Shield's childhood friend and second in command, has to go to a wrecked sector of the ship to fire and destroy the Legion once and for all, in doing so loses an arm, and only manages to pull the lever with a final jolt of effort.

Source: Player Punch / Turn-Based Strategy
Tentacle Rope: In the REmake, Plant 42 uses these to pull the player into its bulb-chamber from the flooded ring, even if they used the V-Jolt on it (in the previous editions, the V-Jolt would weaken Plant 42).

Source: Video Game / Resident Evil aka: Resident Evil
Even though Faith No More are usually touted even praised as being a very anti-anvil band, they do occasionally pull out a less-than-subtle mind jolt to prove a vital point.

Source: Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped / Music

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