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bolt is the dictionary form of bolts Definition of bolt
bolt has definitions from the fields of arms,physics,electricity,food
1
[ verb ] secure or lock with a bolt

Examples

"bolt the door"

2
[ verb ] move or jump suddenly

Examples

: "She bolted from her seat"

3
[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

Synonyms

bolt_of_lightning thunderbolt

4
[ verb ] swallow hastily
5
[ noun ] (arms) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
6
[ adverb ] in a rigid manner

Synonyms

rigidly stiffly

Examples

"the body was rigidly erect" "he sat bolt upright"

7
[ noun ] the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

Synonyms

deadbolt

8
[ noun ] the act of moving with great haste

Synonyms

dash

Examples

"he made a dash for the door"

9
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4034
10
[ noun ] a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
11
[ verb ] (food) eat hastily without proper chewing

Synonyms

gobble

Examples

"Don't bolt your food!"

12
[ verb ] run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

Synonyms

go_off run_off absquatulate decamp abscond

13
[ verb ] leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

Synonyms

run_out run_off bolt_out beetle_off

Examples

"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

14
[ adverb ] (informal) directly

Synonyms

bang smack slapdash slap

Examples

"he ran bang into the pole" "ran slap into her"

15
[ verb ] make or roll into bolts

Examples

"bolt fabric"

16
[ noun ] a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
17
[ noun ] a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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Rhymes with

volts holt's belts belt's waltz pelts celts wilts schulz hult's schmaltz

Phonetic and Homophones

B OW1 L T S

Similar Spelling

Bowlds Boltz Bolds

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