SkyfireDict

bolt   (TTS Sound)

The noun bolt has 7 senses

• thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning -- (a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder)


• bolt -- (a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech)


• bolt, deadbolt -- (the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key)


• dash, bolt -- (the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door")


• bolt -- (a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length)


• bolt -- (a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener)


• bolt -- (a sudden abandonment (as from a political party))

The verb bolt has 7 senses

• bolt -- (move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat")


• bolt -- (secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door")


• bolt -- (swallow hastily)


• abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off -- (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 -- (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 -- (eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!")


• bolt -- (make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric")

The adv bolt has 2 senses

• rigidly, stiffly, bolt -- (in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright")


• bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt -- (directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her")