ALL meanings of bolter
bolt
B b - noun bolter an outsider in a contest or race 3
- noun bolter an escaped convict; bushranger 3
- noun bolter a horse that bolts, or runs away 3
- noun bolter a person who withdraws from a political party, group, etc. 3
- noun bolter a device for bolting, or sifting, flour, etc. 3
- noun bolter a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc. 1
- noun bolter the part of a lock that is shot from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key. 1
- noun bolter any of several types of strong fastening rods, pins, or screws, usually threaded to receive a nut. 1
- noun bolter a sudden dash, run, flight, or escape. 1
- noun bolter a sudden desertion from a meeting, political party, social movement, etc. 1
- noun bolter a length of woven goods, especially as it comes on a roll from the loom. 1
- noun bolter a roll of wallpaper. 1
- noun bolter Bookbinding. the three edges of a folded sheet that must be cut so that the leaves can be opened. 1
- noun bolter 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 bolter a jet of water, molten glass, etc. 1
- noun bolter an arrow, especially a short, heavy one for a crossbow. 1
- noun bolter a shaft of lightning; thunderbolt. 1
- noun bolter a length of timber to be cut into smaller pieces. 1
- noun bolter a slice from a log, as a short, round piece of wood used for a chopping block. 1
- verb with object bolter to sift through a cloth or sieve. 1
- verb with object bolter to examine or search into, as if by sifting. 1
- verb without object bolter to make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly: The rabbit bolted into its burrow. 1
- verb without object bolter to break away, as from one's political party. 1
- verb without object bolter to eat hurriedly or without chewing. 1
- verb without object bolter Horticulture. to produce flowers or seeds prematurely. 1
- adverb bolter Archaic. with sudden meeting or collision; suddenly. 1
- idioms bolter 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 bolter bolt upright, stiffly upright; rigidly straight: The explosive sound caused him to sit bolt upright in his chair. 1
- idioms bolter 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
- noun bolter A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly. 0
- noun bolter (botany, horticulture) A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual. 0
- noun bolter (flour milling) A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour. 0
- noun bolter A person who sifts flour or meal. 0
- noun bolter (petroleum refining) A filter mechanism. 0
- noun bolter (Australia, sports) An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory. 0
- noun bolter (Australia, horseracing) A horse that wins at long odds. 0
- noun bolter (New Zealand, sports) In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success. 0
- noun bolter (US, politics) A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee. 0
- noun bolter (military aviation) A missed landing on an aircraft carrier; an aircraft that has made a missed landing. 0
- noun bolter A kind of fishing line; a boulter. 0