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Meaning of 'bolt'
Meaning of 'bolt' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Bolt 
[ adv.]
- In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. [ adv.]2. Bolt [ n.]
- A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or
catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow,
or that which resembles an arrow; a dart. [ n.]- Lightning; a thunderbolt.
- A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.
- A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.
- A bundle, as of oziers.
- A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
3. Bolt [ v. i.]
- To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly;
to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room. [ v. i.]- To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
- To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.
- To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.
- A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
- A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
4. Bolt [ v. t.]
- To shoot; to discharge or drive forth. [ v. t.]- To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
- To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food.
- To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.
- To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.
- To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.
- To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
- To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out.
- To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
Meaning of 'bolt' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. bolt [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of moving with great haste
- the act of moving with great haste
Example in sentence:
- he made a dash for the door
2. bolt [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- make or roll into bolts
- make or roll into bolts
Example in sentence:
- bolt fabric
Meaning (3):
- secure or lock with a bolt
- secure or lock with a bolt
Example in sentence:
- bolt the door
Meaning (4):
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- eat hastily without proper chewing
Example in sentence:
- Don't bolt your food!
Meaning (5):
- move or jump suddenly
- move or jump suddenly
Example in sentence:
- She bolted from her seat
Meaning (6):
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Example in sentence:
- The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas;
- When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
Meaning (7):
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Example in sentence:
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe;
- The thief made off with our silver
3. bolt [ r]
[ r]Meaning (8):
- directly
- directly
Example in sentence:
- he ran bang into the pole;
- ran slap into her
Meaning (9):
- in a rigid manner
- in a rigid manner
Example in sentence:
- he sat bolt upright;
- the body was rigidly erect
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