ENGLISH: bolt - CREOLE: boulon



Overview of noun bolt



The noun bolt has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (2) thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning -- (a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder)

2. (1) bolt -- (a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech)

3. (1) bolt, deadbolt -- (the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key)

4. (1) dash, bolt -- (the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door")

5. bolt -- (a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length)

6. bolt -- (a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener)

7. bolt -- (a sudden abandonment (as from a political party))



Overview of verb bolt



The verb bolt has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (2) bolt -- (move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat")

2. (2) bolt -- (secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door")

3. (1) bolt -- (swallow hastily)

4. abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off -- (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe")

5. run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off -- (leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out")

6. gobble, bolt -- (eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!")

7. bolt -- (make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric")



Overview of adv bolt



The adv bolt has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) rigidly, stiffly, bolt -- (in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright")

2. bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt -- (directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her")

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