n.

1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.
4. 1. A sliding metal bar that positions the cartridge in breechloading rifles, closes the breech, and ejects the spent cartridge.
   2. A similar device in any breech mechanism.
5. A short, heavy arrow with a thick head, used especially with a crossbow.
6. A flash of lightning; a thunderbolt.
7. A sudden or unexpected event: The announcement was a veritable bolt.
8. A sudden movement toward or away.
9. A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom.

v., bolt·ed, bolt·ing, bolts.

v.tr.

1. To secure or lock with or as if with a bolt.
2. To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.
3. To eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp.
4. To desert or withdraw support from (a political party).
5. To utter impulsively; blurt.
6. Archaic. To shoot or discharge (a missile, such as an arrow).

v.intr.

1. To move or spring suddenly.
2. To start suddenly and run away: The horse bolted at the sound of the shot. The frightened child bolted from the room.
3. To break away from an affiliation, as from a political party.
4. Botany. To flower or produce seeds prematurely or develop a flowering stem from a rosette.

idioms:

bolt from the blue

1. A sudden, shocking surprise or turn of events.

bolt upright

1. In a rigidly vertical position: sat bolt upright.

[Middle English, from Old English, heavy arrow.]

bolt² (bōlt)
tr.v., bolt·ed, bolt·ing, bolts.

To pass (flour, for example) through a sieve.

[Middle English bulten, from Old French buleter, from Middle High German biuteln, from biutel, bag, purse.]

noun

A sudden and involuntary movement: jump, start, startle. See move/halt.

verb

1. To move suddenly and involuntarily: jump, start. See move/halt.
2. To leave hastily: get out, run. Informal clear out, get, hotfoot, skedaddle. Slang hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it, make tracks. See approach/retreat.
3. To move swiftly: bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.
4. To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: down, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See ingestion.

Idioms beginning with bolt:
bolt from the blue, a

See also nuts and bolts; shoot one's bolt.

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n

Definition: lock; part of lock
Antonyms: key

v

Definition: eat very fast
Antonyms: dawdle

v

Definition: fasten securely
Antonyms: loosen, open, unbolt, unfasten, unlock

v

Definition: run quickly away
Antonyms: stay, wait

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1. A metallic pin or rod having a head at one end and an external thread on the other for screwing up a nut; used for holding members or parts of members together.
2. A short section cut from a tree trunk.
3. A short log from which veneer is peeled.

bolts, 1

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Ballet in three acts with choreography by Lopukhov and music by Shostakovich. Premiered 8 Apr. 1931, by GATOB (later the Kirov Ballet), St Petersburg. It was the first example of a Soviet industrial ballet. A satire in which a group of drunken bourgeoisie attempt to sabotage the march of socialism by putting a bolt in a machine. Needless to say, they are duly punished for their treachery.

1. of a horse, escaping from restraint at full gallop.
2. of a horse, eating its food greedily and rapidly.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A sudden abandonment (as from a political party); The act of moving with great haste; A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener; The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key.

Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. — Gandhi

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - slå, rigel
v. tr. - stænge, skyde slå for

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    som et lyn fra en klar himmel, uden varsel
• bolt of lightning    tordenkile
• bolt upright    ret op og ned, lige op og ned

2.
v. intr. - stikke af , fare afsted, spæne afsted
v. tr. - bolte

idioms:

• make a bolt    stikke af, fare afsted, spæne afsted

3.
n. - rulle

4.
v. tr. - gå i frø

Nederlands (Dutch)
grendel, (schroef)bout, sluis, schut, schuif, vergrendelen, vastbouten, wegvluchten, op hol slaan (paard), opslokken, op rol zetten, (meel) zeven

Français (French)
1.
n. - verrou, pêne (d'une serrure), (Tech) boulon, carreau, mobile (d'un fusil), piton à expansion (une escalade), éclair, fuite soudaine, départ brusque
v. tr. - verrouiller, fermer au verrou, (Tech) boulonner

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    (fig) (comme un) coup de tonnerre dans un ciel bleu
• bolt of lightning    coup de foudre
• bolt upright    droit comme un piquet

2.
v. intr. - s'emballer (en parlant d'un cheval), prendre le mors aux dents, décamper, déguerpir (en parlant d'une personne), monter en graine (une plante)
v. tr. - engloutir (de la nourriture), bouffer (son dîner) (fam)

idioms:

• make a bolt    faire un bond, filer, se précipiter

3.
n. - rouleau (de tissu), coupe (de drap, de tissu)

4.
v. tr. - tamiser (de la farine, etc)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Blitzstrahl, Bolzen, Schraube, Riegel
v. - verriegeln, verschrauben, verschlingen, einsperren

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel
• bolt of lightning    Blitzschlag
• bolt upright    kerzengerade

2.
v. - davonlaufen, rennen

idioms:

• make a bolt    das Weite suchen

3.
n. - Stoffrolle, Stoffballen

4.
v. - sieben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παίρνω δρόμο, λακίζω, το σκάω, δραπετεύω, αφηνιάζω, ορμώ, καταβροχθίζω, χλαπακιάζω, αμπαρώνω, συρτώνω, μανταλώνω
n. - μάνταλο, σύρτης, (μηχαν.) βλήτρο (κν. μπουλόνι), αστροπελέκι, κεραυνός, φυγή, εξόρμηση, βέλος βαλλιστρίδας, τόπι υφάσματος

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    κεραυνός εν αιθρία
• bolt of lightning    αστραπή
• bolt upright    ευθυτενής, στητός (κν. κλαρίνο)
• make a bolt    ορμώ, μουντάρω, λακίζω, γίνομαι μπουχός

Italiano (Italian)
sprangare, divorare, fulmine, lampo, bullone, catenaccio, caduta di fulmine

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    un fulmine a ciel sereno
• bolt of lightning    caduta di fulmine
• bolt upright    dritto come un fuso
• make a bolt    darsela a gambe
• shoot one's bolt    fare tutto il possibile

Português (Portuguese)
v. - disparar (cavalo), fugir, mastigar rapidamente, trancar, abandonar seu partido
n. - pino (m), ferrolho (m), dardo (m)

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    algo (m) inesperado e desagradável
• bolt of lightning    raio (m)
• bolt upright    sem se mexer
• make a bolt    tentar escapar rapidamente
• shoot one's bolt    esgotar todas as forças e argumentos

Русский (Russian)
запирать, жрать, молния, замок, болт

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    внезапно
• bolt of lightning    удар молнии
• bolt upright    навытяжку
• make a bolt    рвануться
• shoot one's bolt    исчерпать свои возможности

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - relámpago, tornillo, bullón, perno, perno roscado, cerrojo, pasador, pestillo, rayo
v. tr. - echar el cerrojo, cerrar, trancar, dejar de apoyar

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    un acontecimiento inesperado
• bolt of lightning    caída de un rayo
• bolt upright    derecho como una vela

2.
v. intr. - escaparse, desbocarse (un caballo)
v. tr. - engullir, tragarse, soltar, tragar

idioms:

• make a bolt    lanzarse hacia algo

3.
n. - rollo de tela

4.
v. tr. - cernir, tamizar, cribar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svälja, sluka, regla, fästa med bultar, ta avstånd från, rusa, smita, sticka
n. - bult, nagel, spik, avhopp, åskvigg

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 闩, 门栓, 闪电, 电光, 螺栓, 弩箭, 粗箭, 闩上, 插上, 将...用螺栓拴紧, 冲出, 快速移动, 逃走, 狼吞虎咽

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    意外事件
• bolt of lightning    落雷, 闪电
• bolt upright    笔笔直直

2. 吞吃, 匆忙咽下, 脱口说出

idioms:

• make a bolt    逃之夭夭

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 閂, 門栓, 閃電, 電光, 螺栓, 弩箭, 粗箭
v. tr. - 閂上, 插上, 將...用螺栓拴緊
v. intr. - 沖出, 快速移動, 逃走, 狼吞虎咽

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    意外事件
• bolt of lightning    落雷, 閃電
• bolt upright    筆筆直直

2.
v. tr. - 吞吃, 匆忙嚥下, 脫口說出

idioms:

• make a bolt    逃之夭夭

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 빗장, 볼트, 전광
v. tr. - ~을 빗장을 질러 잠그다

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    청천벽력

2.
v. intr. - 도망가다
v. tr. - 탈퇴하다

idioms:

• make a bolt    내빼다

3.
n. - 한 필

4.
v. tr. - 체를 쳐서 가리다, 정밀하게 조사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ボルト, 差し錠, 閂, 電光, 稲妻
v. - ボルトで締める, 差し錠で締める, 丸飲みにする, 急いで逃げ出す, 急に走り出す, から脱退する, ふるいにかける
adv. - 真っすぐに

idioms:

• a bolt from the blue    青天のへきれき
• bolt of lightning    落雷
• bolt upright    まっすぐ
• make a bolt    逃亡する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) انطلق, اندفع, أزلج (الباب), شد بالبراغي (الاسم) برغي, مزلاج, سهم, برق, فرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בריח, בורג, ברק, חזיז, חץ, בריחה, נס‬
v. tr. - ‮הבריג, הבריח‬
v. intr. - ‮הבריג, ננעל‬
v. intr. - ‮ברח‬
v. tr. - ‮בלע מהר‬
n. - ‮גליל-בד‬
v. tr. - ‮ניפה (קמח)‬

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