bolt

Meanings

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
• the act of moving with great haste
• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
• move or jump suddenly
  • "She bolted from her seat"
• secure or lock with a bolt
  • "bolt the door"
• swallow hastily
• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
  • "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
• eat hastily without proper chewing
  • "Don't bolt your food!"
• make or roll into bolts
  • "bolt fabric"
• in a rigid manner
  • "he sat bolt upright"
• directly

Synonyms

abscond, absquatulate, bang, beetle off, bolt of lightning, bolt out, dash, deadbolt, decamp, go off, gobble, make off, rigidly, run off, run out, slap, slapdash, smack, stiffly, thunderbolt