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English to English adverb
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in a rigid manner |  | Example: the body was rigidly erect
he sat bolt upright
source: wordnet30
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directly | | Example: he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her
source: wordnet30
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In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. | | source: webster1913 noun
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | | source: wordnet30
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a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech | | source: wordnet30
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the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | | source: wordnet30
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the act of moving with great haste | | Example: he made a dash for the door
source: wordnet30
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a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length | | source: wordnet30
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a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener | | source: wordnet30
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a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) | | source: wordnet30
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A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart. | | source: webster1913
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A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt. | | source: webster1913
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A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. | | source: webster1913 verb
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move or jump suddenly | | Example: She bolted from her seat
source: wordnet30
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secure or lock with a bolt | | Example: bolt the door
source: wordnet30
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swallow hastily | | source: wordnet30
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | | Example: The thief made off with our silver
the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
source: wordnet30
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leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | | Example: The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
source: wordnet30
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eat hastily without proper chewing | | Example: Don't bolt your food!
source: wordnet30
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make or roll into bolts | | Example: bolt fabric
source: wordnet30
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To shoot; to discharge or drive forth. | | source: webster1913
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To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room. | | source: webster1913
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To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means. | | source: webster1913
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