ALL meanings of bolt
bolt
B b - countable noun bolt A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together. 3
- verb bolt When you bolt one thing to another, you fasten them firmly together, using a bolt. 3
- countable noun bolt A bolt on a door or window is a metal bar that you can slide across in order to fasten the door or window. 3
- verb bolt When you bolt a door or window, you slide the bolt across to fasten it. 3
- verb bolt If a person or animal bolts, they suddenly start to run very fast, often because something has frightened them. 3
- verb bolt If you bolt your food, you eat it so quickly that you hardly chew it or taste it. 3
- verb bolt Bolt down means the same as bolt. 3
- countable noun bolt A bolt of lightning is a flash of lightning that is seen as a white line in the sky. 3
- countable noun bolt A bolt of cloth is a long wide piece of it that is wound into a roll round a piece of cardboard. 3
- verb bolt When vegetables such as lettuces or onions bolt, they grow too quickly and produce flowers and seeds, and therefore become less good to eat. 3
- noun bolt a bar that can be slid into a socket to lock a door, gate, etc 3
- noun bolt a bar or rod that forms part of a locking mechanism and is moved by a key or a knob 3
- noun bolt a metal rod or pin that has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other to take a nut 3
- noun bolt a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects the empty cartridge, replaces it with a new one, and closes the breech 3
- noun bolt a flash of lightning 3
- noun bolt a sudden start or movement, esp in order to escape 3
- noun bolt a sudden desertion, esp from a political party 3
- noun bolt a roll of something, such as cloth, wallpaper, etc 3
- noun bolt an arrow, esp for a crossbow 3
- noun bolt a folded edge on a sheet of paper that is removed when cutting to size 3
- verb bolt to secure or lock with or as with a bolt or bolts 3
- verb bolt to eat hurriedly 3
- verb bolt to move or jump suddenly 3
- verb bolt (esp of a horse) to start hurriedly and run away without warning 3
- verb bolt to roll or make (cloth, wallpaper, etc) into bolts 3
- verb bolt to desert (a political party, etc) 3
- verb bolt (of cultivated plants) to produce flowers and seeds prematurely 3
- verb bolt to cause (a wild animal) to leave its lair; start 3
- adverb bolt stiffly, firmly, or rigidly (archaic except in the phrase bolt upright) 3
- verb bolt to pass (flour, a powder, etc) through a sieve 3
- verb bolt to examine and separate 3
- noun bolt Robert (Oxton). 1924–95, British playwright. His plays include A Man for All Seasons (1960) and he also wrote a number of screenplays 3
- noun bolt Usain (juːˈseɪn) (St Leo). born 1986, Jamaican athlete: gold medallist in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2008 Olympic Games; successfully defended both titles in 2012 and 2016 3
- noun bolt a short, heavy, often blunt arrow shot from a crossbow 3
- noun bolt a flash of lightning; thunderbolt 3
- noun bolt a sudden dash or movement 3
- noun bolt a sliding bar for locking a door, gate, etc. 3
- noun bolt a similar bar in a lock, moved by a key 3
- noun bolt a threaded metal rod or pin for joining parts, having a head and usually used with a nut 3
- noun bolt a roll (of cloth, paper, etc.) of a given length 3
- noun bolt a jet or column (of some liquid) 3
- noun bolt a bolting or withdrawal from one's party or group 3
- noun bolt a sliding bar that pushes the cartridge into place, closes the breech, and extracts the empty cartridge case after firing 3
- verb transitive bolt to shoot (an arrow, etc.) 3
- verb transitive bolt to say suddenly or unexpectedly; blurt (out) 3
- verb transitive bolt to swallow (food) hurriedly; gulp down 3
- verb transitive bolt to hold together or fasten with or as with a bolt 3
- verb transitive bolt to roll (cloth, etc.) into bolts 3
- verb transitive bolt to withdraw support from or abandon (a party, group, etc.) 3
- intransitive verb bolt to dash out suddenly; spring; dart 3