Defenition of the word bolt
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Defenition of the word bolt
- To leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
- swallow hastily
- secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
- move or jump suddenly: "She bolted from her seat"
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
- eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
- in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don''t bolt your food!"
- move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
- directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
- the act of moving with great haste
- make or roll into bolts
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- secure or lock with a bolt
- move or jump suddenly
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- in a rigid manner
- directly
Synonyms for the word bolt
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- abscond
- absquatulate
- bang
- beetle off
- bolt of lightning
- bolt out
- dash
- deadbolt
- decamp
- go off
- gobble
- make off
- rigidly
- run off
- run out
- slap
- slapdash
- smack
- stiffly
- thunderbolt
Similar words in the bolt
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- bolt down
- gobble up
- shovel in
Meronymys for the word bolt
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- head
- lock
- nut and bolt
- rifle
- shank
Hyponyms for the word bolt
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- carriage bolt
- expansion bolt
- kingbolt
- kingpin
- levant
- machine bolt
- safety bolt
- safety lock
- stove bolt
- swivel pin
Hypernyms for the word bolt
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- abandonment
- bar
- crossbar
- desertion
- eat
- flee
- fly
- forsaking
- furl
- get down
- go away
- go forth
- haste
- hurry
- leave
- lightning
- lock
- move
- roll
- roll up
- rush
- rushing
- screw
- surname
- swallow
- take flight
Antonyms for the word bolt
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