to bolt
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2.8
- verb
- /boʊlt/
:
echar el cerrojo
- At least, now we can lock and bolt the door.
- bolt the door
- bolted to the floor
- a bolted joint
It was dead bolted and the chain was across like windows.
- It was dead bolted and the chain was across like windows.
Examples
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But the doors and the windows were bolted shut.
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Go back to the shed and bolt the door.
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Lock your doors, bolt your windows and turn off the lights.
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And make sure you bolt the door...
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Better bolt the door and windows.
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You take Jean-Louis with you, and bolt the door from inside.
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We bolt the door, race home, and hunker down.
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Oh, and Sara, remember to see the doors are well bolted.
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It's bolted shut.
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Before leaving the house, make sure to bolt the door securely.
Synonyms
97
2.6
Close a house or safe with a key to keep people out
58
2.5
To fasten a door or gate with a small metal part
11
3.4
To fasten something using a small metal lock with a U-shaped bar
3
2.7
To slide a metal bar across a door to keep it closed
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
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
To bolt a door comes from an old word for a metal bar or beam that slides into place to hold something closed. So to 'bolt' a door is to slide that bar in and lock it.