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bolt

noun

1 bolt

A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.

synonyms: bolt of lightning, thunderbolt.

Roget 957: gluttony; greed, avarice; greediness etc. adj.; voracity.    epicurism; good living, high living; edacity, gulosity, crapulence; guttling, ... show more

Roget 45: vinculum, link; connective, connection; junction etc. 43; bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium; bracket; bridge, stepping-stone, ... show more

Roget 727: arm, arms; weapon, deadly weapon; armament, armaments, armature; panoply, stand of arms; armor etc. (defense) 717; armory ... show more

2 bolt

A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech.

Dutch: bout, schicht, pijl, grendel

3 bolt

The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key.

synonym: deadbolt.

Roget 752: prison, prison house; jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell; stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, ... show more

Polish: rygiel

4 bolt

The act of moving with great haste.

synonym: dash.

5 bolt

A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length.

Polish: bela

6 bolt

A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener.

Dutch: bout, schroefbout

7 bolt

A sudden abandonment (as from a political party).

verb

1 bolt

Move or jump suddenly.

Roget 42: render simple etc. adj.; simplify.    sift, winnow, bolt, eliminate; exclude, get rid of; clear; purify etc. (clean) ... show more

Roget 706: hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite, embarrass.    keep off, stave off, ward off; obviate; avert, antevert; turn aside, draw off, ... show more

Roget 298: eat, feed, fare, devour, swallow, take; gulp, bolt, snap; fall to; despatch, dispatch; discuss; take down, ... show more

Roget 284: propel, project, throw, fling, cast, pitch, chuck, toss, jerk, heave, shy, hurl; flirt, fillip.    ... show more

Roget 274: move quickly, trip, fisk; speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle; scud, scuddle; scour, scour the plain; scamper; ... show more

Roget 261: close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; blockade, ... show more

Roget 43: join, unite; conjoin, connect; associate; put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together [Fr.], tack together, fix together, ... show more

2 bolt

Secure or lock with a bolt.

3 bolt

Swallow hastily.

4 bolt

Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.

synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, go off, make off, run off.

Roget 623: abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt; not do etc. 681; maintain the even tenor of one's way.    eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with; keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, ... show more

Dutch: drossen, zich stilletjes uit de voeten maken, wegrennen, vertrekken, zijn biezen pakken, zich terugtrekken

5 bolt

Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry:
— The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas.

synonyms: beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out.

6 bolt

Eat hastily without proper chewing:
— Don't bolt your food!.

synonym: gobble.

7 bolt

Make or roll into bolts.

adverb

1 bolt

In a rigid manner:
— He sat bolt upright.

synonyms: rigidly, stiffly.

2 bolt

Directly.

synonyms: bang, slap, slapdash, smack.


adjective

Roget 212: vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular, plumb, normal, straight, bolt, upright; rampant; standing up etc. v.; rectangular, ... show more

Moby thesaurus: AWOL, French leave, Irish confetti, Jupiter Fulgur, Thor, abscond, absence without leave, absquatulate, absquatulation, apostacize, apostasy, apostatize, arrow, arrowhead, articulate, assort, attach, backsliding, bale, ball lightning ... show more.

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