bolt

v. screw; latch; imprison; be locked; escape; swallow quickly, eat quickly

n. latch; screw; flash of lighting; arrow; roll of fabric; escape

adv. suddenly, abruptly; completely, totally

A bolt may refer to one of the following:Fasteners:Bolt or capscrew, see Bolted jointScrew, a cylindrical threaded fastenerA fastener formerly used in clinker (boat building) to hold wooden ships together Tie rodBolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock climbingDeadbolt, an item of door furniture to hold a door
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Noun
1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
(synonym) thunderbolt, bolt of lightning
(hypernym) lightning
2. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
(hypernym) bar
(part-holonym) rifle
3. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
(synonym) deadbolt
(hypernym) bar
(hyponym) safety bolt, safety lock
(part-holonym) lock
4. the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
(synonym) dash
(hypernym) haste, hurry, rush, rushing
5. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
(hypernym) roll
6. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
(hypernym) screw
(hyponym) carriage bolt
(part-holonym) nut and bolt
(part-meronym) clinch
7. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
(hypernym) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
(derivation) abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off
(classification) politics, political science, government
Verb
1. move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
(hypernym) move
(derivation) dash
2. secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
(antonym) unbolt
(hypernym) lock
(derivation) deadbolt
3. swallow hastily
(hypernym) swallow, get down
4. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
(synonym) abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off
(hypernym) flee, fly, take flight
(hyponym) levant
5. 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"
(synonym) run off, run out, bolt out, beetle off
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
6. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
(synonym) gobble
(hypernym) eat
7. make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
(hypernym) roll up, furl
Adverb
1. in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"
(synonym) rigidly, stiffly
2. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
(synonym) bang, slap, slapdash, smack
(classification) colloquialism

(adv.)
In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
  

(n.)
A bundle, as of oziers.
  

(n.)
A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
  

(n.)
A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.
  

(n.)
A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.
  

(n.)
An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
  

(n.)
Lightning; a thunderbolt.
  

(v. i.)
A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
  

(v. i.)
A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
  

(v. i.)
A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.
  

(v. i.)
To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
  

(v. i.)
To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(v. i.)
To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
  

(v. t.)
To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.
  

(v. t.)
To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.
  

(v. t.)
To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out.
  

(v. t.)
To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food.
  

(v. t.)
To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
  

Shortened arrows used in arbalests , small stocky missiles capable of incredible penetration.