English dictionary
bolt
adverbAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adverb
- in a rigid manner
adverb
- directly
noun
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
noun
- the act of moving with great haste
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- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
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
verb
- make or roll into bolts
verb
- eat hastily without proper chewing
verb
- swallow hastily
verb
- secure or lock with a bolt
verb
- move or jump suddenly
verb
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
verb
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Example sentences
the body was rigidly erect
he sat bolt upright
he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her
he made a dash for the door
bolt fabric
Don't bolt your food!
bolt the door
She bolted from her seat
The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
The thief made off with our silver
the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe