bolt

Adverb

• directly
  • he ran bang into the pole
    
  • ran slap into her
    

• in a rigid manner
  • the body was rigidly erect
    
  • he sat bolt upright
    

Noun

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• the act of moving with great haste
  • he made a dash for the door
    

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

Verb

• make or roll into bolts
  • bolt fabric
    

• eat hastily without proper chewing
  • Don't bolt your food!
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• swallow hastily

• secure or lock with a bolt
  • bolt the door
    

• move or jump suddenly
  • She bolted from her seat
    

Related words

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