ALL meanings of bolted
bolt
B b - adjective bolted equipped with a bolt or bolts 3
- noun bolted a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc. 1
- noun bolted the part of a lock that is shot from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key. 1
- noun bolted any of several types of strong fastening rods, pins, or screws, usually threaded to receive a nut. 1
- noun bolted a sudden dash, run, flight, or escape. 1
- noun bolted a sudden desertion from a meeting, political party, social movement, etc. 1
- noun bolted a length of woven goods, especially as it comes on a roll from the loom. 1
- noun bolted a roll of wallpaper. 1
- noun bolted Bookbinding. the three edges of a folded sheet that must be cut so that the leaves can be opened. 1
- noun bolted a rod, bar, or plate that closes the breech of a breechloading rifle, especially a sliding rod or bar that shoves a cartridge into the firing chamber as it closes the breech. 1
- noun bolted a jet of water, molten glass, etc. 1
- noun bolted an arrow, especially a short, heavy one for a crossbow. 1
- noun bolted a shaft of lightning; thunderbolt. 1
- noun bolted a length of timber to be cut into smaller pieces. 1
- noun bolted a slice from a log, as a short, round piece of wood used for a chopping block. 1
- verb with object bolted to sift through a cloth or sieve. 1
- verb with object bolted to examine or search into, as if by sifting. 1
- verb without object bolted to make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly: The rabbit bolted into its burrow. 1
- verb without object bolted to break away, as from one's political party. 1
- verb without object bolted to eat hurriedly or without chewing. 1
- verb without object bolted Horticulture. to produce flowers or seeds prematurely. 1
- adverb bolted Archaic. with sudden meeting or collision; suddenly. 1
- idioms bolted bolt from the blue, a sudden and entirely unforeseen event: His decision to leave college was a bolt from the blue for his parents. Also, bolt out of the blue. 1
- idioms bolted bolt upright, stiffly upright; rigidly straight: The explosive sound caused him to sit bolt upright in his chair. 1
- idioms bolted shoot one's bolt, Informal. to make an exhaustive effort or expenditure: The lawyer shot his bolt the first day of the trial and had little to say thereafter. 1
- verb bolted simple past tense and past participle of bolt. 0