bolt
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- definition a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- definition the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- definition the act of moving with great haste
- definition a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- definition a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- definition a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- definition in a rigid manner
- definition directly
- definition move or jump suddenly
- definition secure or lock with a bolt
- definition swallow hastily
- definition run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- definition leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- definition eat hastily without proper chewing
- definition make or roll into bolts