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| n. (phenomenon) | 1. bolt, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder. |
| ~ lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. bolt | a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech. |
| ~ bar | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
| ~ rifle | a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore.; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bolt, deadbolt | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key. |
| ~ bar | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
| ~ lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed. |
| ~ safety bolt, safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate. |
| n. (act) | 4. bolt, dash | the act of moving with great haste.; "he made a dash for the door" |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. bolt | a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length. |
| ~ roll | anything rolled up in cylindrical form. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. bolt | a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. |
| ~ carriage bolt | a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled. |
| ~ clinch | the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet. |
| ~ expansion bolt | a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface. |
| ~ head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ kingbolt, swivel pin, kingpin | bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle. |
| ~ machine bolt | a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts. |
| ~ nut and bolt | a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt. |
| ~ screw | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head. |
| ~ shank | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. |
| ~ stove bolt | a small machine bolt. |
| n. (act) | 7. bolt | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party). |
| ~ abandonment, desertion, forsaking | the act of giving something up. |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| v. (motion) | 8. bolt | move or jump suddenly.; "She bolted from her seat" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (contact) | 9. bolt | secure or lock with a bolt.; "bolt the door" |
| ~ lock | fasten with a lock.; "lock the bike to the fence" |
| v. (consumption) | 10. bolt | swallow hastily. |
| ~ swallow, get down | pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking.; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" |
| v. (motion) | 11. abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off | 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" |
| ~ levant | run off without paying a debt. |
| ~ flee, take flight, fly | run away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| v. (motion) | 12. beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out | 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" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. bolt, gobble | eat hastily without proper chewing.; "Don't bolt your food!" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| v. (change) | 14. bolt | make or roll into bolts.; "bolt fabric" |
| ~ furl, roll up | form into a cylinder by rolling.; "Roll up the cloth" |
| adv. | 15. bolt, rigidly, stiffly | in a rigid manner.; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| adv. | 16. bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack | directly.; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
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| n. (artifact) | 1. door latch, latch | spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key. |
| ~ lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. latch | catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove. |
| ~ catch | a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window. |
| v. (contact) | 3. latch | fasten with a latch.; "latch the door" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| lock | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed. |
| ~ deadbolt, bolt | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key. |
| ~ combination lock | lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence. |
| ~ cylinder lock | a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate. |
| ~ door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" |
| ~ doorlock | a lock on an exterior door. |
| ~ drawer | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ gate | a movable barrier in a fence or wall. |
| ~ keyhole | the hole where a key is inserted. |
| ~ door latch, latch | spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key. |
| ~ lever lock | a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move. |
| ~ lid | a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc..; "he raised the piano lid" |
| ~ padlock | a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut. |
| ~ sash fastener, sash lock, window lock | a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position. |
| ~ tumbler | a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown. |
| n. (body) | 2. curl, lock, ringlet, whorl | a strand or cluster of hair. |
| ~ hair | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss.; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" |
| ~ coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair). |
| ~ sausage curl | a fat sausage-shaped curl. |
| ~ forelock | a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead. |
| ~ crimp | a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled. |
| ~ dreadlock | one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. lock | a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun. |
| ~ firearm, small-arm, piece | a portable gun.; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" |
| ~ mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. lock, lock chamber | enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it. |
| ~ canal | long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation. |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. ignition lock, lock | a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key. |
| ~ ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (act) | 6. lock | any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured. |
| ~ wrestling hold | a hold used in the sport of wrestling. |
| ~ hammerlock | a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back. |
| ~ headlock | a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body. |
| v. (contact) | 7. lock | fasten with a lock.; "lock the bike to the fence" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ padlock | fasten with a padlock. |
| ~ bolt | secure or lock with a bolt.; "bolt the door" |
| v. (contact) | 8. engage, lock, mesh, operate | keep engaged.; "engaged the gears" |
| ~ flip, switch, throw | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" |
| ~ ride | keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.; "Don't ride the clutch!" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (change) | 9. lock | become rigid or immoveable.; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise" |
| ~ engage | get caught.; "make sure the gear is engaged" |
| v. (contact) | 10. interlace, interlock, lock | hold in a locking position.; "He locked his hands around her neck" |
| ~ hold, take hold | have or hold in one's hands or grip.; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" |
| v. (contact) | 11. interlock, lock | become engaged or intermeshed with one another.; "They were locked in embrace" |
| ~ hug, bosom, embrace, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" |
| v. (emotion) | 12. lock | hold fast (in a certain state).; "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| v. (contact) | 13. lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" |
| ~ confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed. |
| v. (motion) | 14. lock | pass by means through a lock in a waterway. |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| v. (creation) | 15. lock | build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels. |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
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