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bolt ¹  (blt)

n.

1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.

2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.

3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.

4.

a. A sliding metal bar that positions the cartridge in breechloading rifles, closes the breech, and ejects the spent cartridge.

b. A similar device in any breech mechanism.

5. A short, heavy arrow with a thick head, used especially with a crossbow.

6. A flash of lightning; a thunderbolt.

7. A sudden or unexpected event: The announcement was a veritable bolt.

8. A sudden movement toward or away.

9. A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom.

v. bolt·ed, bolt·ing, bolts

v.tr.

1. To secure or lock with or as if with a bolt.

2. To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.

3. To eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp.

4. To desert or withdraw support from (a political party).

5. To utter impulsively; blurt.

6. Archaic To shoot or discharge (a missile, such as an arrow).

v.intr.

1. To move or spring suddenly.

2. To start suddenly and run away: The horse bolted at the sound of the shot. The frightened child bolted from the room.

3. To break away from an affiliation, as from a political party.

4. Botany To flower or produce seeds prematurely or develop a flowering stem from a rosette.

Idioms:

bolt from the blue

A sudden, shocking surprise or turn of events.

bolt upright

In a rigidly vertical position: sat bolt upright.

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[Middle English, from Old English, heavy arrow.]

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bolt ¹

Noun

1. a bar that can be slid into a socket to lock a door, gate, etc.

2. a metal rod or pin that has a head and a screw thread to take a nut

3. a flash (of lightning)

4. a sudden movement, esp. in order to escape

5. an arrow, esp. for a crossbow

6. a bolt from the blue a sudden, unexpected, and usually unwelcome event

7. shoot one's bolt to exhaust one's efforts

Verb

1. to run away suddenly

2. to secure or lock with or as if with a bolt

3. to attach firmly one thing to another by means of a nut and bolt

4. to eat hurriedly: bolting your food may lead to indigestion

5. (of a horse) to run away without control

6. (of vegetables) to produce flowers and seeds too soon

Adverb

bolt upright stiff and rigid [Old English: arrow]

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bolt ² or boult

Verb

1. to pass (flour, a powder, etc.) through a sieve

2. to examine and separate [Old French bulter]

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Bolt a bundle; a compact packet; a roll of woven fabric.

Examples: bolt of canvas [40 yards], 1638; of cloth [40 yards]; of fabric; of glass [molten cylindrical jet]; of osiers [willow twigs], 1725; of satin, 1592; of silk [40 yards]; of straw; of worsted, 1407.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bolt - a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder bolt of lightning, thunderbolt lightning - abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
	2.	bolt - a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" rifle - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
	3.	bolt - the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key deadbolt bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed safety bolt, safety lock - a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
	4.	bolt - the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" dash rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
	5.	bolt - a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length roll - anything rolled up in cylindrical form
	6.	bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener carriage bolt - a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet expansion bolt - a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" kingbolt, swivel pin, kingpin - bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle machine bolt - a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts nut and bolt - a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head stove bolt - a small machine bolt
	7.	bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) abandonment, desertion, forsaking - the act of giving something up political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units
Verb	1.	bolt - move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	bolt - secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" unbolt - undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door"
	3.	bolt - swallow hastily swallow, get down - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
	4.	bolt - 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" abscond, absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp levant - run off without paying a debt flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
	5.	bolt - 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" beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	6.	bolt - eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" gobble eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	7.	bolt - make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric" furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"
Adv.	1.	bolt - in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright" rigidly, stiffly
	2.	bolt - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" bang, slap, smack, slapdash colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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bolt

noun 1. pin, rod, peg, rivet

noun 2. bar, catch, lock, latch, fastener, sliding bar

noun 3. arrow, missile, shaft, dart, projectile

noun 4. dash, race, flight, spring, rush, rush, bound, sprint, dart, spurt

verb 5. lock, close, bar, secure, fasten, latch

verb 6. dash, run, fly, spring, jump, rush, bound, leap, sprint, hurtle

verb 7. gobble, stuff, wolf, cram, gorge, devour, gulp, guzzle, swallow whole

Translations

bolt [bəult] n (= lock) → cerrojo;

(with nut) → perno, tornillo

adv bolt upright → rígido, erguido vt [+ door] → echar el cerrojo a [+ food]; engullir

vi → fugarse; [horse] → desbocarse

bolt [bəult] n → verrou m;

(with nut) → boulon m

adv bolt upright → droit(e) comme un piquet vt [+ door] → verrouiller [+ food]; engloutir

vi → se sauver, filer (comme une flèche);

a bolt from the blue [horse] → s'emballer (fig); un coup de tonnerre dans un ciel bleu

bolt [bəult] n → Riegel m;

(with nut) → Schraube f;

(of lightning) → Blitz(strahl) m

vt (door) → verriegeln;

(also: bolt together) → verschrauben;

(food) → hinunterschlingen

vi (run away) (person) → weglaufen: (horse) → durchgehen

adv bolt upright → kerzengerade;

a bolt from the blue (fig) → ein Blitz m aus heiterem Himmel

bolt [bəult] n → chiavistello;

(with nut) → bullone m

adv bolt upright → diritto/a come un fuso vt → serrare [+ food]; mangiare in fretta

vi → scappare via;

a bolt from the blue (fig) → un fulmine a ciel sereno

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bolt

n bolt [boult]

1 a bar to fasten a door etc We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.grendelمِزْلاج، قِـفْـلрезеzávoraslåder Riegelαμπάρα, μάνταλοpestilloriivچفت درsalpaverrouבְּרִיחַचटखनीzasuntolózárgerendelhurðar-/rennilokacatenaccioかんぬき빗장sklendėbulta; aizbīdnisselakgrendelslåzasuwkatrancază­vorзасовzávorazapahrezaregelกลอนประตูsürgü, kol demiri門閂засувچٹخنیthen cửa锸锁；门闩

2 a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut nuts and bolts.boutمِسْمار تَثْبيتболтšroubnagledie Schraubeμπουλόνιtornillopoltپیچpulttiboulonבֹּרֶג @@@בּוֹרֶג$$$फलागzavrtanj(anyás)csavarbaut(ró)boltibulloneボルト볼트varžtasskrūve (metālam)boltboutmutternakrętkaparafusoşurub, bolţболтskrutkavijakzavrtanjbultตะปูควงcıvata螺拴болтکابلہ ، پولٹbu lông螺拴

3 a flash of lightning. flits; weerligstraalوَميض، وَمْضَهпросвяткванеzábleskglimt; blink; blitzlysder Blitzλάμψη, αστραπήdestellosähvatusدرخششvälähdyséclairהֶבזֵקचमकbljesak (munje)felvillanáskilatleifturlampoひらめき불빛의 순간적인 반짝임blyksnis, blykstelėjimasuzliesmojums; zibsnispancaranflitslyn(glimt), lysstråle, blink, blits(lys)błysk, błyskawicalampejoscânteie(re)вспышкаzábleskbliskbljesakplötsligt sken (uppflammande), blixtแสงที่ส่องวาบขึ้นมาparıltı, parlama閃光спалах, виблискاچانک چمک اٹھناchớp sáng闪光

4 a roll (of cloth) a bolt of silk.rol kledingstofلَفَّةٌ مِنтопbalík, rolerulleder Stoffballenτόπι υφάσματοςrollorullقوارهpakkarouleauגָלִילकपड़े का थानbalaegy vég (vászon)gulunganstrangirotoloひと巻き한 필rietimas(audekla) baķisgulungrolrullsztuka, belapeçarulou, cuponрулонbalbalabalarulle tyg, tygpackeม้วนผ้าtop(棉布的)匹рулонریشم کے کپڑا گول لپٹا ہواsúc vải（棉布的）匹

v

1 to fasten with a bolt He bolted the door.grendelيُزلج، يُقفلзалоствамzavřít na závorubolte; skyde slåen forverriegelnαμπαρώνωechar el cerrojoriivistamaچفت کردنsalvataverrouillerלְהַברִיגचटखनी लगानाzakračunatielreteszelmenggerendelskjóta loku fyrir, lokasprangareかんぬきを掛ける빗장을 질러 잠그다užsklęstiaizbultēt; sastiprināt ar [] skrūvimenyelakvergrendelenbolte, skyve slåen for dørazaryglowaćtrancara zăvorîзапирать (на засов)zavrieť na závoruzapahnitizabravitireglaใส่กลอนประตูsürgülemek閂(門)замикати на засувچٹخنی لگاناcài then闩（门）

2 to swallow hastily The child bolted her food.haastig wegslukيَزْدَرِدизгълтвам(z)hltatslugeherunterschlingenκαταπίνω βιαστικά, καταβροχθίζωengullir, tragaralla kugistamaبا شتاب خوردن؛ بلعیدنhotkaistaengloutir (sans mâcher)לִבְלוֹע מָהֵרगटकनाnaglo progutatibekapmelahapháma í sigingoiareうのみにする급히 삼키다ryti, gurktinorīt nesakošļājotmakan cepat-cepatopschrokkenhive i segłykaćengolira înghiţi (pe nemestecate)заглатыватьpohltaťpogoltnitiprožderatikasta i sig, slukaรีบกลืนอาหารโดยไม่ได้เคี้ยวçiğnemeden yutmak囫圇吞下проковтнутиنگلناnuốt chửng囫囵吞下

3 to go away very fast The horse bolted in terror.op loop gaanيَنْدَفِعُ بِسُرْعَةٍизбягвамutécistyrte afsteddurchgehenαφηνιάζω, δραπετεύω βιαστικάescaparse, huirlõhkuma hakkamaفرار کردن؛ رمیدنpillastua(s')emballerלִבְרוֹח מָהֵרबहुत तेज दौड़नाodjuritielrohanlariskjótastscappare; imbizzarrirsi駆け出す달려 나가다leistis bėgti, mestisaizbēgt; aizauļotlari dengan liarop hol slaan, de benen nemenav gårde løpe, løpe løpskwyrwaćdisparara o lua la goanăпомчаться; понестиutiecťsplašiti seodjuritirusa [], skenaวิ่งหนีok gibi fırlamak逃跑помчати, понестиچمپت ہونا ، سرعت سے بھاگناlao đi逃跑

adv ˌbolt(-)ˈupright

absolutely upright She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.kietsregopمُنْتَصِباًнапълно правvzpřímeně jako pravítkoret op og nedkerzengeradeστητόςerecto, verticaltikksirgeltشق و رقsuorana kuin kynttilädroit comme un piquetזָקוּףसीधा तन करuspravno kao svijećaegyenesentegak sekaliteinrétturdiritto come un fusoまっすぐに똑바로tiesus kaip stygakā olekti norijistegak luruskaarsrechtrett opp og nedsztywny jakby kij połknąłerectodrept ca un par/ca un băţсовершенно прямоrovno ako pravítkozravnan (kot kol)pravo kao strelakäpprakในสภาพที่ตั้งตรงdimdik筆直прямоسیدھاthẳng đứng笔直

a bolt from the blue

a sudden, unexpected happening His resignation was a bolt from the blue.donderslag uit 'n helder hemelحادِثَةٌ غَيْر مُتَوَقَّعَه، مُفاجَأَةٌ غير سارَّهнеочаквано събитиеblesk z jasného nebelyn fra en klar himmelein Blitz aus heiterem Himmelκεραυνός εν αιθρίαgolpe/suceso inesperadonagu välk selgest taevastرویداد ناگهانیkuin salama kirkkaalta taivaaltaun coup de tonnerre dans un ciel bleuפִּתאוֹמִיआकस्मिक दुर्घटनाgrom iz vedra nebaderült égből villámcsapásperistiwa tiba-tibaþruma úr heiðskíru loftifulmine a ciel sereno青天のへきれきkaip perkūnas iš giedro dangauskā zibens spēriens no skaidrām debesīmmengejutkaneen donderslag bij heldere hemelplutselig uventet hendelse; som lyn fra klar himmelgrom z jasnego niebaacontecimento inesperadolovitură de trăsnetгром среди ясного небаblesk z jasného nebastrela z jasnegagrom iz vedra nebaen blixt från klar himmelสิ่งที่เกิดโดยไม่คาดคิดbeklenmedik olay, hiç umulmadık iş晴天霹靂грім серед ясного небаاچانک ، دفعۃًtiếng sét ngang tai晴天霹雳