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nouna discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
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nounthe act of moving with great haste
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"he sat bolt upright"adverbin a rigid manner
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nounthe part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
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verbrun away; usually includes taking something or somebody alongtype of:
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"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"verbleave suddenly and as if in a hurry
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adverbdirectly
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"Don't bolt your food!"verbeat hastily without proper chewing
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nouna roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite lengthtype of:
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nouna screw that screws into a nut to form a fastenertype of:part of:
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nouna sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
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nouna sudden abandonment (as from a political party)type of:
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"bolt fabric"verbmake or roll into bolts
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"She bolted from her seat"verbmove or jump suddenlytype of:
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"bolt the door"verbsecure or lock with a boltOpposite:type of:
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verbswallow hastily
Examples of bolt
- "he sat bolt upright"
- "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
- "Don't bolt your food!"
- "bolt fabric"
- "She bolted from her seat"
- "bolt the door"