bolt
bolt
boƊlt
bowlt
/bˈə‍ʊlt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bolt"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁

a piece of metal like a thick nail without a point that used to secure assembled parts by passing through holes and tightening with a nut
bolt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Make sure to secure the furniture to the wall with bolts.
āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž

a roll of fabric or cloth that is typically sold in a store and can vary in length depending on the manufacturer or supplier
bolt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fashion designer unrolled a bolt of colorful fabric to examine its pattern.
āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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a sliding piece in a lock that is moved to fasten or release it

bolt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bolt of the gate was rusty and hard to move.
04

a sudden, intense discharge of electricity from the sky, often accompanied by thunder

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hikers ran for cover when a bolt lit up the sky.
05

an act of moving quickly

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In panic, the crowd made a bolt for the exits.
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the part of a breech-loading firearm that ejects spent cartridges, loads new ones, and secures the breech

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bolt of the gun jammed during practice.
07

an abrupt departure, especially from an organization or group

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A bolt of employees left the company after the announcement.
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āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to secure things together by using a metal pin that fits into a corresponding metal hole
Transitive: to bolt sth to a support structure
to bolt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The carpenter carefully bolted the new shelf to the wall to prevent it from falling.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļ⧇āϞāĻĢāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to depart quickly and unexpectedly
Intransitive
to bolt definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As soon as the alarm sounded, employees began to bolt from the building in an orderly evacuation.
āϝāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϜāϞ, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move or run away quickly and unexpectedly
Intransitive: to bolt | to bolt somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the thunderstorm approached, the cat bolted under the bed in fear.
āĻŦāĻœā§āϰāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϗ⧇āϞāĻž

to consume food quickly and without taking the time to chew it thoroughly
Transitive: to bolt food
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The students, eager to get to their next class, bolted their snacks during the short break.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€, āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to flee or escape abruptly
Intransitive: to bolt from a place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a daring move, the thief bolted from the scene of the crime, carrying a bag of stolen goods.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇, āĻšā§‹āϰ āϚ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
01

in a stiff, inflexible, or unyielding manner

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The statue's arm was bolt still.
02

in a straight, immediate, or direct manner

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ran bolt for the finish line.
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