bolt

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈbōlt

: a lightning stroke

also : thunderbolt

: a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult

especially : a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow

: a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door

: the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key

: a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut

: a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length

: a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor

: a block of timber to be sawed or cut

: a short round section of a log

bolt

2 of 5

verb (1)

bolted; bolting; bolts

intransitive verb

: to move suddenly or nervously : start

: to move or proceed rapidly : dash

: to break away from control or a set course

: to dart off or away : flee

: to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)

: to produce seed prematurely

transitive verb

: to secure with a bolt

bolt the door

: to attach or fasten with bolts

: to eat hastily or without chewing

bolted his breakfast

: to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)

: to say impulsively : blurt

: flush, start

bolt rabbits

archaic : shoot, discharge

bolt

3 of 5

adverb

: in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly

sat bolt upright

archaic : directly, straight

bolt

4 of 5

noun (2)

: the act or an instance of bolting

bolt

5 of 5

verb (2)

bolted; bolting; bolts

transitive verb

: to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth

bolt flour

archaic : sift sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German bolz crossbow bolt, and perhaps to Lithuanian beldėti to beat

Verb (2)

Middle English bulten, from Anglo-French buleter, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German biuteln to sift, from biutel bag, from Old High German būtil

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Verb (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1577, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bolt 1 of 2

noun

ˈbōlt

: a stroke of lightning : thunderbolt

: a sliding bar used to fasten a door

: the part of a lock worked by a key

: a metal pin or rod with a head at one end and a screw thread at the other that is used to hold something in place

: a roll of cloth or wallpaper

bolt

2 of 2

verb

bolted; bolting

: to move suddenly and rapidly

She bolted from the room.

: to run away

The horse shied and bolted.

: to fasten with a bolt

Be sure to bolt the door.

: to swallow hastily or without chewing

Don't bolt your food.

bolts

verb

present tense third-person singular of bolt

as in jumps

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

jumps
leaps
winces
springs
jerks
cringes
startles
flinches
twitches
jolts
starts
recoils
spooks
reacts
quails
shrinks
blenches
bounds
responds
squinches

as in races

to proceed or move quickly the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it

Synonyms & Similar Words

races
zips
drives
speeds
flies
rushes
travels
scurries
barrels
trots
jumps
chases
darts
dashes
buzzes
hurries
bowls
belts
runs
steps
motors
rams
blows
blasts
scoots
rockets
scuttles
tears
shoots
bundles
rips
hurls
zooms
courses
jets
pelts
highballs
jogs
blazes
bombs
whirls
hies
cannonballs
rustles
nips
whisks
humps
breezes
hustles
bustles
hurtles
hares
careers
beetles
beats it
cracks (on)
careens
hastens
gallops
shakes a leg
makes tracks
arrows
sprints
steps on it
hotfoots (it)
gets a move on
streaks
scuds
scampers
stampedes
flits
whizzes
accelerates
scuffles
steps out
outruns
quickens
overtakes
beelines
outstrips
outpaces
catches up
fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pokes
crawls
drags
lags
creeps
pokes
lingers
hangs (around or out)
strolls
dallies
loiters
dillydallies
tarries
saunters
dawdles
lumbers
shuffles
ambles
decelerates
slows (down or up)
plods

as in flies

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

flies
retreats
runs
escapes
flees
breaks
skedaddles
beats a retreat
bugs out
turns tail
runs away
makes tracks
beats it
runs off
lams
scrams
lights out
absconds
mizzles
scarpers
skirrs
elopes
decamps
hightails (it)
scats
makes off
gets out
clears out
skips (out)
gets (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

faces
confronts
dares
braves
stays
dwells
defies
remains
beards
hangs around
lingers
sticks around
abides
tarries

as in shouts

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling bolted out the cuss word without thinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

shouts
exclaims
blats
bellows
roars
ejaculates
leaks
whoops
hollers
crows
howls
interjects
hoots
cries (out)
blurts (out)
yowls
blunders
bleats
aahs
ahs
oohs

as in inhales

to swallow or eat greedily the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy

Synonyms & Similar Words

inhales
scarfs
devours
gulps
wolfs
ravens
gobbles
slops
scoffs
gorges
gluts
ingurgitates
crams
gormandizes
pigs out
swills
overeats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pecks
picks
nibbles

单词	bolts
释义	bolt 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈbōlt 1 a : a lightning stroke also : thunderbolt b : a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult especially : a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow 2 a : a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door b : the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key 3 : a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut 4 : a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length 5 : a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor 6 a : a block of timber to be sawed or cut b : a short round section of a log Illustration of bolt bolt 3 bolt 2 of 5 verb (1) bolted; bolting; bolts intransitive verb 1 : to move suddenly or nervously : start 2 : to move or proceed rapidly : dash 3 a : to break away from control or a set course b : to dart off or away : flee 4 : to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team) 5 : to produce seed prematurely transitive verb 1 : to secure with a bolt bolt the door 2 : to attach or fasten with bolts 3 : to eat hastily or without chewing bolted his breakfast 4 : to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party) 5 : to say impulsively : blurt 6 a : flush, start bolt rabbits b archaic : shoot, discharge bolt 3 of 5 adverb 1 : in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly sat bolt upright 2 archaic : directly, straight bolt 4 of 5 noun (2) : the act or an instance of bolting bolt 5 of 5 verb (2) bolted; bolting; bolts transitive verb 1 : to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth bolt flour 2 archaic : sift sense 2 Synonyms Verb (1) jump start startle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adverb She sat bolt upright, staring straight ahead. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German bolz crossbow bolt, and perhaps to Lithuanian beldėti to beat Verb (2) Middle English bulten, from Anglo-French buleter, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German biuteln to sift, from biutel bag, from Old High German būtil First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Verb (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Adverb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1577, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing bolt bolt-action bolt from the blue bolt-hole bolt out of the blue dead bolt make a bolt for sit bolt upright shoot one's bolt toggle bolt make a bolt for it spring bolt See More bolt-action bolt from the blue bolt-hole bolt out of the blue dead bolt make a bolt for sit bolt upright shoot one's bolt toggle bolt make a bolt for it spring bolt See More Kids Definition bolt 1 of 2 noun ˈbōlt 1 : a stroke of lightning : thunderbolt 2 : a sliding bar used to fasten a door 3 : the part of a lock worked by a key 4 : a metal pin or rod with a head at one end and a screw thread at the other that is used to hold something in place 5 : a roll of cloth or wallpaper bolt 2 of 2 verb bolted; bolting 1 : to move suddenly and rapidly She bolted from the room. 2 : to run away The horse shied and bolted. 3 : to fasten with a bolt Be sure to bolt the door. 4 : to swallow hastily or without chewing Don't bolt your food. bolts verb present tense third-person singular of bolt 1 as in jumps to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I bolted as I read the winning lottery numbers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jumps leaps winces springs jerks cringes startles flinches twitches jolts starts recoils spooks reacts quails shrinks blenches bounds responds squinches 2 as in races to proceed or move quickly the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it Synonyms & Similar Words races zips drives speeds flies rushes travels scurries barrels trots jumps chases darts dashes buzzes hurries bowls belts runs steps motors rams blows blasts scoots rockets scuttles tears shoots bundles rips hurls zooms courses jets pelts highballs jogs blazes bombs whirls hies cannonballs rustles nips whisks humps breezes hustles bustles hurtles hares careers beetles beats it cracks (on) careens hastens gallops shakes a leg makes tracks arrows sprints steps on it hotfoots (it) gets a move on streaks scuds scampers stampedes flits whizzes accelerates scuffles steps out outruns quickens overtakes beelines outstrips outpaces catches up fast-forwards Antonyms & Near Antonyms pokes crawls drags lags creeps pokes lingers hangs (around or out) strolls dallies loiters dillydallies tarries saunters dawdles lumbers shuffles ambles decelerates slows (down or up) plods See More 3 as in flies to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching Synonyms & Similar Words flies retreats runs escapes flees breaks skedaddles beats a retreat bugs out turns tail runs away makes tracks beats it runs off lams scrams lights out absconds mizzles scarpers skirrs elopes decamps hightails (it) scats makes off gets out clears out skips (out) gets (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms faces confronts dares braves stays dwells defies remains beards hangs around lingers sticks around abides tarries See More 4 as in shouts to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling bolted out the cuss word without thinking Synonyms & Similar Words shouts exclaims blats bellows roars ejaculates leaks whoops hollers crows howls interjects hoots cries (out) blurts (out) yowls blunders bleats aahs ahs oohs 5 as in inhales to swallow or eat greedily the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy Synonyms & Similar Words inhales scarfs devours gulps wolfs ravens gobbles slops scoffs gorges gluts ingurgitates crams gormandizes pigs out swills overeats Antonyms & Near Antonyms pecks picks nibbles Phrases Containing bolts nuts and bolts nuts and bolts
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bolt

noun (1)

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verb (1)

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noun (2)

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