Bolt (proper noun) /boʊlt/
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A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, named after an early postmaster.
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An unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.
bolt (noun) /boʊlt/
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A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
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A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
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A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
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(military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
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A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
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A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
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A sudden event, action or emotion.
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A large roll of fabric or similar material, typically measuring 39 yards, used in nautical contexts.
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A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
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A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
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(US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
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An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
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A burst of speed or efficiency.
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A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
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A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
bolt (verb) /boʊlt/
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To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
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To secure a door by locking or barring it.
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(intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
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(transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
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To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
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(intransitive) To escape.
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(intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
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To swallow food without chewing it.
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To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
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(US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
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To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
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To sift, especially through a cloth.
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To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
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To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
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(law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
bolt (adverb) /boʊlt/
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Suddenly; straight; unbendingly.