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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
bolt(noun)a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
bolt, deadbolt(noun)the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
dash, bolt(noun)the act of moving with great haste
"he made a dash for the door"
bolt(noun)a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
bolt(noun)a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
bolt(verb)a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
bolt(verb)move or jump suddenly
"She bolted from her seat"
bolt(verb)secure or lock with a bolt
"bolt the door"
bolt(verb)swallow hastily
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off(verb)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"
run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off(verb)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"
gobble, bolt(verb)eat hastily without proper chewing
"Don't bolt your food!"
bolt(adverb)make or roll into bolts
"bolt fabric"
rigidly, stiffly, bolt(adverb)in a rigid manner
"the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"
bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt(adverb)directly
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers
to proceed or move quicklythe cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it
to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningthe rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feelingbolted out the cuss word without thinking
to swallow or eat greedilythe way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy
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