to bolt
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2.3
- verb
- /boʊlt/
:
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- When the fire alarm went off, everyone bolted for the exits to escape the building.
- bolt from the party
Sammy, he just lost it and he made, he bolted for it.
- Sammy, he just lost it and he made, he bolted for it.
- Don't get it twisted, as he was strolling through the fields my horse bolted and he came flying off.
- So what happens is a bolt I'm gone.
Examples
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You bolted out, jumped in a cab, drove here and jumped into the water!
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Incredibly, I spotted her in a San Francisco department store and bolted from Mom's side.
Academic text (2001) -
On the count of three, we're gonna bolt.
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- Yeah, she bolted out of here.
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As our boat departs, I notice the boy bolt into the trees.
Academic text (2008) -
Upstairs, and the guy bolted right after the shooting.
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We tracked down his kid, but he bolted on us.
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Another roll of thunder brought the rest of them bolting toward the house.
Fiction book (1992) -
She's barefoot, just in the jeans she threw on before bolting from Armstead's.
Fiction book (1990) -
The moment the creature's scrabbling claws touched the earth, it bolted frantically into the underbrush and disappeared.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind
550
1.6
To leave secretly and quickly to get away from danger or control
548
1.0
To move or act quickly because a situation needs it
331
2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
260
3.7
To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye
78
2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
73
1.0
To move very quickly to reach a place
51
3.5
Have to leave immediately or very soon
36
5.3
To try to escape quickly, often by running
31
5.5
To move quickly with short hurried steps, often to hide or escape
19
6.4
To run away quickly after stealing or committing a crime
18
8.3
To leave a place very quickly to escape danger or trouble
16
8.4
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
14
9.3
To run away quickly because you are afraid
12
2.2
To move very quickly for a short time
11
8.5
To leave quickly and secretly with money or things to avoid being caught
11
4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
7
9.2
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
7
5.6
To leave a place quickly to escape danger or trouble
5
5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
5
4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
5
8.0
To leave a place very quickly to avoid danger or trouble
5
7.2
Leave quickly to go somewhere or to avoid trouble
4
8.5
To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid being caught
3
8.2
To leave a place quickly to escape danger
2
2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
2
9.0
To leave quickly to escape or avoid something
2
3.4
Run quickly toward a place or thing to reach it first
1
8.1
To leave a place quickly to be safe
1
9.0
Move quickly on foot to escape or reach a place fast
1
9.1
Leave quickly, often because you are scared
1
9.7
To run away quickly to avoid trouble
1
6.1
Run away quickly to escape danger or trouble
1
7.2
To run or move very quickly without control
To leave a place quickly and secretly, often taking things or someone
To run away quickly to avoid being caught by the police
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
To leave quickly and quietly without being noticed
To run away quickly to avoid being caught
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
12
3.9
A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains
9
2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
- Specialized
1
6.7
A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole
1
2.0
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
- US
1
6.7
A heavy screw with a large head that joins wood pieces when you turn it with a wrench
- Specialized
1
6.9
A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items
- Jargon
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
- Specialized
A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick
- Specialized
A metal rod with a square or six-sided head and threads that you turn with a wrench
- Specialized
A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bolt for running away comes from an old image of a fast arrow or dart. Think of something 'shooting' off like an arrow, and that is why to 'bolt' means to run away suddenly.