Bolt
[n] a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
[n] the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
[n] a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
[n] the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
[n] a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
[n] a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
[n] a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
[adv] in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"
[adv] (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
[v] make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
[v] eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
[v] swallow hastily
[v] secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
[v] move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
[v] 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"
[v] run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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Synonyms
abscond, absquatulate, bang, beetle off, bolt of lightning, bolt out, dash, deadbolt, decamp, go off, gobble, rigidly, run off, run out, slap, slapdash, smack, stiffly, thunderbolt
Related Terms
abscond, absence without leave, absquatulate, absquatulation, apostacize, apostasy, apostatize, arrow, arrowhead, articulate, assort, attach, AWOL, backsliding, bale, ball lightning, bang, bar, barb, barricade, barrier, batten, batten down, beat a retreat