bolt
2
2.9
- noun
- /boʊlt/
- A plainclothes cop, Taft (black, stocky, powerful), bolts from behind the camera and sprints toward the motel.
Examples
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I just know that last night at exactly 1:22 a.m., she sat bolt upright in bed... with her head going ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
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When he saw the dog running toward him, he made a sudden bolt to the safety of the porch.
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And it was like a bolt from the blue
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Like a bolt from the blue it came.
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It came like a bolt from the blue.
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Grant throws the door open and bolts out of the moving car.
Fiction book (1993) -
She turns around to go into the mirror to like clean up and I I panic and just bolt out the door.
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Pike looks at the window for a second, then bolts out of his room.
Fiction book (1992) -
The lovers sat bolt upright in their bed, clinging even closer to one another.
Fiction book (1994) -
I don't wanna get too far off the road, in case we've gotta bolt.
Synonyms
33
1.6
A short, fast run to reach something
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
15
3.9
A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains
12
2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
5
2.0
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
- Specialized
1
6.7
A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole
- Specialized
1
6.9
A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items
- US
1
6.7
A heavy screw with a large head that joins wood pieces when you turn it with a wrench
- Specialized
1
6.8
A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together
- Jargon
1
4.8
An extra product you add to an existing system to give it new features
- Specialized
1
4.1
A metal rod with a square or six-sided head and threads that you turn with a wrench
- Specialized
1
5.3
A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick
- Jargon
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
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Etymology
A bolt meaning a sudden movement is like an arrow or dart flying across the ground; a quick, straight move. That image explains why a 'bolt' across the field is a sudden, fast rush.