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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 bolt, deadbolt | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key.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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