| bolt | (noun) a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) | - |
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| (noun) the act of moving with great haste | Synonyms: dash |
| (noun) a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener | - |
| (noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | Synonyms: deadbolt |
| (noun) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech | - |
| (noun) a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length | - |
| (noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | Synonyms: bolt of lightning, thunderbolt |
| (adverb) directly | Synonyms: bang, slap, slapdash, smack |
| (adverb) in a rigid manner | Synonyms: rigidly, stiffly |
| (verb) make or roll into bolts | - |
| (verb) eat hastily without proper chewing | Synonyms: gobble |
| (verb) swallow hastily | - |
| (verb) secure or lock with a bolt | - |
| (verb) move or jump suddenly | - |
| (verb) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | Synonyms: beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out |
| (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | Synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, go off, make off, run off |
| deadbolt | (noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | Synonyms: bolt |
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| kingbolt | (noun) bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle | Synonyms: kingpin, swivel pin |
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| thunderbolt | (noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderclap |
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| (noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | Synonyms: bolt, bolt of lightning |
| unbolt | (verb) undo the bolt of | - |
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