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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nounthe part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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
Synonyms & Similar Words
leave move eat hurry fly bar roll lock screw rush bang slap lightning swallow flee smack dash rushing haste gobble thunderbolt kingpin abandonment forsaking desertion furl rigidly slapdash stiffly deadbolt abscond decamp levant bolt of lightning safety bolt safety lock absquatulate go off make off run off take flight beetle off bolt out run out go forth go away machine bolt expansion bolt stove bolt kingbolt swivel pin carriage bolt roll up get down