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bolt

1  [bohlt]
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–noun
1. a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
2. the part of a lock that is shot from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key.
3. any of several types of strong fastening rods, pins, or screws, usually threaded to receive a nut.
4. a sudden dash, run, flight, or escape.
5. a sudden desertion from a meeting, political party, social movement, etc.
6. a length of woven goods, esp. as it comes on a roll from the loom.
7. a roll of wallpaper.
8. Bookbinding. the three edges of a folded sheet that must be cut so that the leaves can be opened.
9. a rod, bar, or plate that closes the breech of a breechloading rifle, esp. a sliding rod or bar that shoves a cartridge into the firing chamber as it closes the breech.
10. a jet of water, molten glass, etc.
11. an arrow, esp. a short, heavy one for a crossbow.
12. a shaft of lightning; thunderbolt.
13. a length of timber to be cut into smaller pieces.
14. a slice from a log, as a short, round piece of wood used for a chopping block.
–verb (used with object)
15. to fasten with or as with a bolt.
16. to discontinue support of or participation in; break with: to bolt a political party.
17. to shoot or discharge (a missile), as from a crossbow or catapult.
18. to utter hastily; say impulsively; blurt out.
19. to swallow (one's food or drink) hurriedly: She bolted her breakfast and ran to school.
20. to make (cloth, wallpaper, etc.) into bolts.
21. Fox Hunting. (of hounds) to force (a fox) into the open.
–verb (used without object)
22. to make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly: The rabbit bolted into its burrow.
23. to break away, as from one's political party.
24. to eat hurriedly or without chewing.
25. Horticulture. to produce flowers or seeds prematurely.
–adverb
26. Archaic. with sudden meeting or collision; suddenly.
—Idioms
27. bolt from the blue, a sudden and entirely unforeseen event: His decision to leave college was a bolt from the blue for his parents. Also, bolt out of the blue.
28. bolt upright, stiffly upright; rigidly straight: The explosive sound caused him to sit bolt upright in his chair.
29. shoot one's bolt, Informal. to make an exhaustive effort or expenditure: The lawyer shot his bolt the first day of the trial and had little to say thereafter.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME (n., v., and adv.), OE (n.), c. D bout, G Bolz

Related forms:
bolter, noun
boltless, adjective
boltlike, adjective

Synonyms:
22. dash, rush, run, fly, speed, scoot, flee, bound.
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bolt

2  [bohlt]
–verb (used with object)
1. to sift through a cloth or sieve.
2. to examine or search into, as if by sifting.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME bulten < OF bul(e)ter, metathetic var. of *buteler < Gmc; cf. MHG biuteln to sift, deriv. of biutel, OHG būtil bag, whence G Beutel

Related forms:
bolter, noun
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bolt 1   (bōlt)   
n.  
  1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
  2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
  3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.
    1. A sliding metal bar that positions the cartridge in breechloading rifles, closes the breech, and ejects the spent cartridge.
    2. A similar device in any breech mechanism.
  5. A short, heavy arrow with a thick head, used especially with a crossbow.
  6. A flash of lightning; a thunderbolt.
  7. A sudden or unexpected event: The announcement was a veritable bolt.
  8. A sudden movement toward or away.
  9. A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom.
v.   bolt·ed, bolt·ing, bolts

v.   tr.
  1. To secure or lock with or as if with a bolt.
  2. To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.
  3. To eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp.
  4. To desert or withdraw support from (a political party).
  5. To utter impulsively; blurt.
  6. Archaic To shoot or discharge (a missile, such as an arrow).
v.   intr.
  1. To move or spring suddenly.
  2. To start suddenly and run away: The horse bolted at the sound of the shot. The frightened child bolted from the room.
  3. To break away from an affiliation, as from a political party.
  4. Botany To flower or produce seeds prematurely or develop a flowering stem from a rosette.

[Middle English, from Old English, heavy arrow.]
bolt 2   (bōlt)   
tr.v.   bolt·ed, bolt·ing, bolts
To pass (flour, for example) through a sieve.

[Middle English bulten, from Old French buleter, from Middle High German biuteln, from biutel, bag, purse.]
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Bolt

Bolt\, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.]

1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart.

Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts. --Sir W. Scott.

A fool's bolt is soon shot. --Shak.

2. Lightning; a thunderbolt.

3. A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.

4. A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.

5. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. [Obs.]

Away with him to prison! lay bolts enough upon him. --Shak.

6. A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.

7. A bundle, as of oziers.

Bolt auger, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights.

Bolt and nut, a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end, and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end. See B, C, and D, in illust. above.

Note: See Tap bolt, Screw bolt, and Stud bolt.

Bolt

Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.]

1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.

2. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.

I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments. --Milton.

3. To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food.

4. (U. S. Politics) To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.

5. (Sporting) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.

6. To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.

Let tenfold iron bolt my door. --Langhorn.

Which shackles accidents and bolts up change. --Shak.

Bolt

Bolt\ (b[=o]lt; 110), v. i. 1. To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room.

This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . . And oft out of a bush doth bolt. --Drayton.

2. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.

His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads. --Milton.

3. To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.

4. (U.S. Politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

Bolt

Bolt\, adv. In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.

[He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. --Thackeray.

Bolt upright. (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect. --Addison. (b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Bolt

Bolt\, n. [From Bolt, v. i.]

1. A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.

2. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.

This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America -- or anywhere. --Compton Reade.

3. (U. S. Politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.

Bolt

Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF. buleter, F. bluter, fr. Ll. buletare, buratare, cf. F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr. L. burrus red. See Borrel, and cf. Bultel.]

1. To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.

He now had bolted all the flour. --Spenser.

Ill schooled in bolted language. --Shak.

2. To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out.

Time and nature will bolt out the truth of things. --L'Estrange.

3. (Law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. --Jacob.

To bolt to the bran, to examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important. --Chaucer.

This bolts the matter fairly to the bran. --Harte.

The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran. --Burke.

Bolt

Bolt\, n. A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. --B. Jonson.
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Language Translation for : bolt
Spanish: pestillo,
German: der Riegel,
Japanese: かんぬき
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bolt 
O.E. bolt, from P.Gmc. *bultas (cf. Dan. bolt, Ger. Bolzen), perhaps from PIE base *bheld- "to knock, strike" (cf. Lith. beldu "I knock," baldas "pole for striking"). Originally a short, stout arrow with a heavy head; applied since M.E. to other short metal rods (especially those with knobbed ends). The notion of "quick escape" (c.1225) is from a crossbow arrow's flight, as is lightning bolt. A bolt of canvas (1407) was so called for its shape. Phrase bolt upright is from c.1386.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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bolt

In addition to the idioms beginning with bolt, also see nuts and bolts; shoot one's bolt.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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