Meaning of 'bolt'

adverb

in a rigid manner

Synonyms: stiffly

adverb

directly

Synonyms: man-to-man

noun

a sudden abandonment, as from a political party

Example: "After last year's loss, the whole team bolted."

noun

the act of moving with great haste

Synonyms: dash

noun

a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

noun

the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

Synonyms: deadbolt

noun

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

noun

a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

noun

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

Synonyms: thunderbolt bolt of lightning

verb

to make or roll into bolts

Example: "I bolted the fabric."

verb

to eat hastily without proper chewing

Example: "Don't bolt your food!"

Synonyms: gobble

verb

to swallow hastily

Example: "They bolted their dinner before leaving for the evening."

verb

to secure or lock with a bolt

Example: "I bolted the door before going to bed."

verb

to move or jump suddenly

Example: "I bolted from my seat."

verb

to leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

Example: "The listeners bolted when they discussed strange ideas."

Synonyms: run out run off bolt out beetle off

verb

to run away

Example: "The horse bolted after being frightened by a loud noise."

Synonyms: go off run off abscond absquatulate make off decamp