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bolt
has definitions from the fields of arms,physics,electricity,food
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[ verb ] secure or lock with a bolt
Examples "bolt the door" Used in print (Don Francisco, "Formulas and Math Every Hot Rodder...)The only way to determine the final combustion chamber volume when such pistons are used is by measuring it with liquid while the cylinder_head is bolted to the cylinder_block and the piston is in top dead center position . (The Family Handyman, 11:5...)The drill press should be leveled and , depending_on whether it is a bench or floor model , bolted securely to a sturdy bench or stand or screwed to the floor with lag or expansion screws . |
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[ verb ] move or jump suddenly
Examples : "She bolted from her seat" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)One moment there was a man in the saddle ; the next a headless horror on a horse that bolted through the redcoat ranks , and during the next second or two , we all_of us fired into the suddenly disorganized column of soldiers . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)The model quite plainly thought Michelangelo crazy ; only the instructions from his rabbi kept him from bolting . |
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Synonyms Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)A flash illumined the trees as a crooked bolt twigged in several directions . Related terms |
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[ verb ] swallow hastily
Used in print ("Reviews"...)Although they are forbidden to sit with the customers , the dancers are sometimes proffered drinks , and most_of them can bolt one down in mid-shimmy . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (arms) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)The American firearms and ammunition manufacturers through diligent research and technical development have replaced the muzzle_loader and slow firing single shot arms with modern fast firing autoloaders , extremely accurate bolt , lever , and slide_action firearms . |
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[ noun ] the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
Synonyms Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)He reached_out to pull the door shut and fasten it with a sliding bolt . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of moving with great haste
Synonyms Examples "he made a dash for the door" Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He had gone_into the Japanese navy , had been trained as an officer , had participated in one or two battles - he never went into detail regarding his military experience - and at the age of twenty-five , quite as a bolt out_of_the_blue , he had walked into the mission as if he belonged here and had become a Christian . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4034
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[ noun ] a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
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[ verb ] run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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[ verb ] leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Synonyms Examples "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" Related terms |
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[ adverb ] (informal) directly
Examples "he ran bang into the pole" "ran slap into her" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
Related terms screw stove_bolt expansion_bolt machine_bolt carriage_bolt kingbolt nut_and_bolt shank head |
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[ noun ] a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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