bolt
1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
thunderbolt, bolt of lightning
• Hypernyms:
lightning
2. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
bar
• Part Holonyms:
rifle
3. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
deadbolt
• Hypernyms:
bar
• Hyponyms:
safety bolt, safety lock
• Part Holonyms:
lock
4. the act of moving with great haste (Freq. 1)
- he made a dash for the door
• Syn:
dash
• Derivationally related forms:
dash (for: dash)
• Hypernyms:
haste, hurry, rush, rushing
5. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
• Hypernyms:
roll
6. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
• Hypernyms:
screw
• Hyponyms:
carriage bolt, expansion bolt, kingbolt, kingpin, swivel pin,
machine bolt, stove bolt
• Part Holonyms:
nut and bolt
• Part Meronyms:
clinch, head, shank
7. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
• Topics:
politics, political science, government
• Hypernyms:
abandonment, forsaking, desertion
1. move or jump suddenly (Freq. 2)
- She bolted from her seat
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
2. secure or lock with a bolt (Freq. 2)
- bolt the door
• Ant:
unbolt
• Hypernyms:
lock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. swallow hastily (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
swallow, get down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. 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
• Syn:
abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off
• Derivationally related forms:
decampment (for: decamp), abscondment (for: abscond), absconder (for: abscond)
• Hypernyms:
flee, fly, take flight
• Hyponyms:
levant
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. 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
• Syn:
run off, run out, bolt out, beetle off
• Hypernyms:
leave, go forth, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
6. eat hastily without proper chewing
- Don't bolt your food!
• Syn:
gobble
• See Also:
gobble up (for: gobble)
• Derivationally related forms:
gobbler (for: gobble)
• Hypernyms:
eat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They bolt more bread
7. make or roll into bolts
- bolt fabric
• Hypernyms:
roll up, furl
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
1. in a rigid manner (Freq. 1)
- the body was rigidly erect
- he sat bolt upright
• Syn:
rigidly, stiffly
• Derived from adjective:
stiff (for: stiffly), rigid (for: rigidly)
2. directly
- he ran bang into the pole
- ran slap into her
• Syn:
bang, slap, slapdash, smack
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
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