BOLT
\bˈə͡ʊlt], \bˈəʊlt], \b_ˈəʊ_l_t]\
Definitions of BOLT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
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the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
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a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
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a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
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secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
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make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
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swallow hastily
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move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
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directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
By Princeton University
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
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the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
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a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
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a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
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secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart.
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Lightning; a thunderbolt.
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A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.
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An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
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A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.
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A bundle, as of oziers.
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To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
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To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
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To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food.
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To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.
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To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.
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To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.
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To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room.
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To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
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To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.
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To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
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In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
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A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.
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A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
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A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
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To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
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To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
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A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
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To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; - with out.
By Oddity Software
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A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart.
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Lightning; a thunderbolt.
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A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.
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An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
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A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.
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A bundle, as of oziers.
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To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
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To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
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To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food.
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To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.
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To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.
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To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.
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To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room.
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To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
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To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.
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To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
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In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
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A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.
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A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
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A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
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To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
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To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
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A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
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To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; - with out.
By Noah Webster.
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A short, thick arrow with a blunt head; a stream of lightning, so called from its darting like an arrow; a stout pin or rod or iron or some other metal, usually with a permanent head at one end, used for holding objects together; a sliding catch for securing a door, gate, etc.; the portion of a lock shot or withdrawn by the key; a shackle; a sudden departure; a roll or certain length, as of cloth; in United States politics, a refusal to support a nomination made by one's party, or withdrawal from one's party.
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Directly; suddenly; straight, as bolt upright.
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Expel with force; cause to spring forth; fasten or secure with a sliding catch; blurt out; swallow hurriedly or without chewing; in United States politics, to withdraw from (a party), or decline to support (a candidate); to sift or separate the coarser particles from; as, to bolt flour; hence, to examine with care; separate.
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To shoot forth or fall suddenly; to depart with suddenness; to start and run away; in United States politics, to refuse to support the policy or the nominee of a party.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A bar or pin used to fasten a door, etc.; an arrow; a thunderbolt.
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To fasten with a bolt: to throw or utter precipitately: to swallow hastily.
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To rush away (like a bolt from a bow): to start off suddenly, said originally of a horse starting from his course, afterwards applied to politicians who suddenly desert their party: as to bolt the nomination of an objectionable candidate.
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To sift, to separate the bran from, as flour: to examine by sifting: to sift through coarse cloth.
By Daniel Lyons
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A bar or pin to fasten a door; an arrow; flash of lightning; piece of canvas or rope.
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To dart forth; run away.
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To fasten with a bolt; sift; swallow hastily.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To fasten with a bolt.
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To refuse to support, as a candidate.
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To swallow hurriedly.
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To expel; blurt out.
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To run away, as a horse.
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To repudiate a party measure or candidate.
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To sift; examine as by sifting.
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A sliding bar for fastening a door, etc.; any pin or rod used for fastening.
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An arrow; a long shot for a cannon; anything coming suddenly.
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Desertion of a party, candidate, or policy.
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A sudden start, or runaway.
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A roll, as of cloth.
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A rotating frame for sifting flour.
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Like an arrow; swiftly; straight.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison
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