bolt

[US]/bəʊlt/
[UK]/boʊlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lightning; a metal fastener; a door lock; a crossbow bolt
vt. swallow hastily; fasten with a door bolt
vi. run away quickly; dash out
adv. upright; suddenly

Phrases & Collocations

screw bolt

lightning bolt

tighten the bolt

remove the bolt

nuts and bolts

anchor bolt

rock bolt

high strength bolt

bolt upright

bolt hole

roof bolt

bolt connection

bolt out

bolt on

bolt joint

stud bolt

joint bolt

foundation bolt

expansion bolt

fixing bolt

bolt head

Example Sentences

to bolt sb. out

There's a bolt on the door.

a pair of bolt cutters.

a fault in a bolt of cloth

The bolt doesn't catch.

Ellie made a bolt for the door.

bolt off to catch the train

handle a bolt of fabric;

This door bolts on the inside.

There was the rasp of a bolt and the door opened.

she bolts and bars the door.

the job came like a bolt from the blue.

she sat bolt upright in bed.

they bolted down the stairs.

he thought of Antwerp as a possible bolt-hole.

he slid the bolt home noisily.

the nuts and bolts of public policy.

the bolt snicked into place.

Lightning bolts are an attribute of Zeus.

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