bolting

n. fastening with a bolt; locking with a bolt; sifting flour or meal

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

Bolting is the growth of an elongated stalk with flowers grown from within the main stem of a plant. This condition occurs in plants that are grown for their leaves, such as cabbage, lettuce, spinach, and other leafy greens. Bolting can also apply to some of the brassicas that are grown for their flowers (such as broccoli and cauliflower) that send up flowering stalks too early, producing heads that are smaller than desired because the plant has not matured sufficiently to create a good sized crop.Bolting normally appears in hot weather and is an attempt by the plant to procreate as the elongated stalk contains flowers which are full of pollen and/or seeds. Bolting is usually promoted by the plant being exposed to extremely cold temperatures early in its life although the condition will not manifest itself until air temperature increases. Because it gives the plant a bitter taste, bolting is considered undesirable by commercial growers although there are people who prefer the bitter taste provided by the process.
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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 the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bolt
  

(n.)
A sifting, as of flour or meal.
  

(n.)
A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.
  

(n.)
A darting away; a starting off or aside.
  

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