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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.
EXPANDa sudden desertion from a meeting, political party, social movement, etc.
6.
a length of woven goods, especially 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, especially 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, especially 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.
COLLAPSEa 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.
EXPANDto swallow (one's food or drink) hurriedly: She bolted her breakfast and ran to school.
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Bolts
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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
Idioms26.
Archaic. with sudden meeting or collision; suddenly.
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:
before 1000; Middle English (noun, v., and adv.), Old English (noun), cognate with Dutch bout, German Bolz
before 1000; Middle English (noun, v., and adv.), Old English (noun), cognate with Dutch bout, German Bolz
Related forms
bolt·er, noun
bolt·less, adjective
bolt·like, adjective
Synonyms
22. dash, rush, run, fly, speed, scoot, flee, bound.
22. dash, rush, run, fly, speed, scoot, flee, bound.
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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; Middle English bulten < Old French bul(e)ter, metathetic variant of *buteler < Germanic; compare Middle High German biuteln to sift, derivative of biutel, Old High German būtil bag, whence German Beutel
1150–1200; Middle English bulten < Old French bul(e)ter, metathetic variant of *buteler < Germanic; compare Middle High German biuteln to sift, derivative of biutel, Old High German būtil bag, whence German Beutel
Related forms
bolt·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
bolt
from bolt (n.) in its various senses; from a crossbow arrow's quick flight comes the meaning "to spring, to make a quick start" (early 13c.). Via the notion of runaway horses, this came to mean "to leave suddenly" (early 19c.). Meaning "to gulp down food" is from 1794. The
EXPAND meaning "to secure by means of a bolt" is from 1580s.
COLLAPSE
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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