Bolt (1994 film)
WordNet

adverb


(1)   In a rigid manner
"The body was rigidly erect"
"He sat bolt upright"
(2)   Directly
"He ran bang into the pole"
"Ran slap into her"

noun


(3)   A sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
(4)   The act of moving with great haste
"He made a dash for the door"
(5)   A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
(6)   The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
(7)   A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
(8)   A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
(9)   A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

verb


(10)   Make or roll into bolts
"Bolt fabric"
(11)   Eat hastily without proper chewing
"Don't bolt your food!"
(12)   Swallow hastily
(13)   Secure or lock with a bolt
"Bolt the door"
(14)   Move or jump suddenly
"She bolted from her seat"
(15)   Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
"When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
(16)   Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"The thief made off with our silver"
"The accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
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English


Etymology 1


From , perhaps from . Akin to Danish , German /, Icelandic

Noun



  1. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
  2. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
  3. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
  4. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
  5. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult, especially a short, stout arrow.
  6. A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
  7. A sudden event.
    The problem's solution struck him like a bolt from the blue.
  8. A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
  9. The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.

Verb



  1. To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
    Bolt the vice to the bench.
  2. To secure a door by locking or barring it.
    Bolt the door.
  3. To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
    Seeing the snake, the horse bolted.
    The actor forgot his line and bolted from the stage.
  4. To escape.
  5. Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed.
    Lettuce and spinach will bolt as the weather warms up.
  6. To swallow food without chewing it.
    • 1859 Darwin, Charles, The Origin of Species, ch 11, p 362:
      Some hawks and owls bolt their prey whole, and after an interval of from twelve to twenty hours disgorge pellets.
  7. To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
    Come on everyone - bolt your drinks; I want to go to the next pub!

Etymology 2


From , from , cognate with
 
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