| NOUN | phenomenon | bolt, thunderbolt, bolt of lightning | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder |
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| artifact | bolt | a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech | |
| artifact | bolt, deadbolt | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | |
| act | bolt, dash | the act of moving with great haste | |
| artifact | bolt | a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length | |
| artifact | bolt | a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener | |
| act | bolt | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) | |
| VERB | motion | bolt | move or jump suddenly |
| contact | bolt | secure or lock with a bolt | |
| consumption | bolt | swallow hastily | |
| motion | bolt, abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off | run away | |
| motion | bolt, run off, run out, bolt out, beetle off | leave suddenly and as if in a hurry / hurry | |
| consumption | bolt, gobble | eat hastily without proper chewing | |
| change | bolt | make or roll into bolts | |
| ADVERB | all | bolt, rigidly, stiffly | in a rigid manner |
| all | bolt, bang, slap, slapdash, smack | directly |
| Sounds | bow'lt | |
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| Rhymes | colt / Colt ... volt: 9 rhymes with owlt... | |
| Meaning | A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder. | |
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| Synonyms | thunderbolt, bolt of lightning | |
| Broader | lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |
| Spanish | rayo, trueno | |
| Catalan | tro | |
| Meaning | A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech. | |
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| Part of | rifle | A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore |
| Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
| Meaning | The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key. | |
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| Synonym | deadbolt | |
| Part of | lock | A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed |
| Narrower | safety bolt, safety lock | A bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate |
| Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
| Spanish | cerrojo | |
| Verbs | bolt | secure or lock with a bolt |
| Meaning | The act of moving with great haste. | |
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| Synonym | dash | |
| Broader | haste, hurry, rush, rushing | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
| Spanish | fuga precipitada, salida repentina | |
| Verbs | bolt | move or jump suddenly |
| Meaning | A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length. | |
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| Broader | roll | Anything rolled ... / rolled up in cylindrical form |
| Meaning | A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. | |
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| Part of | nut and bolt | A fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt |
| Parts | clinch | The flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet |
| head | A projection out from one end | |
| shank | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | |
| Narrower | carriage bolt | A roundheaded bolt for timber / timber / timber |
| expansion bolt | A bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface | |
| kingbolt, kingpin, swivel pin | 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 | |
| stove bolt | A small machine bolt | |
| Broader | screw | A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head |
| Spanish | perno, tornillo | |
| Catalan | pern | |
| Meaning | A sudden abandonment (as from a political party). | |
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| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Broader | abandonment, forsaking, desertion | The act of giving something up |
| Spanish | fuga | |
| Catalan | fuga | |
| Verbs | bolt | run away |
| Meaning | In a rigid manner. | |
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| Example | "he sat bolt upright" | |
| Synonyms | rigidly, stiffly | |
| Spanish | rígidamente | |
| Catalan | rígidament | |
| Meaning | directly. | |
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| Synonyms | bang, slap, slapdash, smack | |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | de cabeza, de lleno, directamente, directo | |
| Meaning | Move or jump suddenly. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "She bolted from her seat" | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Nouns | bolt | the act of moving with great haste |
| Meaning | Secure or lock with a bolt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "bolt the door" | |
| Broader | lock | Fasten with a lock |
| Opposite | unbolt | undo the bolt of |
| Catalan | passar el forrellat | |
| Nouns | bolt | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key |
| Meaning | swallow hastily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | swallow, get down | pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking |
| Spanish | apurar, engullir | |
| Meaning | run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off | |
| Narrower | levant | run off without paying a debt |
| Broader | flee, fly, take flight | run away quickly |
| Spanish | escapar, esfumarse, fugarse | |
| Catalan | fugir | |
| Nouns | bolt | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) |
| Meaning | Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry / hurry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" | |
| Synonyms | run off, run out, bolt out, beetle off | |
| Broader | leave, go forth, go away | go away from a place |
| Meaning | Eat hastily without proper chewing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They bolt more bread | |
| Example | "Don't bolt your food!" | |
| Synonym | gobble | |
| Broader | eat | take in solid food |
| Spanish | devorar, engullir, tragar, zamparse | |
| Catalan | cruspir-se, devorar, empassar se, engolir | |
| Meaning | make or roll into bolts. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "bolt fabric" | |
| Broader | roll up, furl | form into a cylinder by rolling |
| Spanish | bobinar | |
| Catalan | bobinar | |
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