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The definition of bolt

22 Definitions of: bolt

1. noun, a bar that can be slid into a socket to lock a door, gate, etc
2. noun, a bar or rod that forms part of a locking mechanism and is moved by a key or a knob
3. noun, a metal rod or pin that has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other to take a nut
4. noun, a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects the empty cartridge, replaces it with a new one, and closes the breech
5. noun, a flash of lightning
6. noun, a sudden start or movement, esp in order to escape
7. noun, a sudden desertion, esp from a political party
8. noun, a roll of something, such as cloth, wallpaper, etc
9. noun, an arrow, esp for a crossbow
10. noun, printing a folded edge on a sheet of paper that is removed when cutting to size
11. noun, mechanical engineering. short for expansion bolt
12. noun, a bolt from the blue a sudden, unexpected, and usually unwelcome event
13. noun, shoot one's bolt to exhaust one's effort
14. verb, to secure or lock with or as with a bolt or bolts
15. verb, to eat hurriedly
16. verb, to move or jump suddenly
17. verb, (esp of a horse) to start hurriedly and run away without warning
18. verb, to roll or make (cloth, wallpaper, etc) into bolts
19. verb, to desert (a political party, etc)
20. verb, (of cultivated plants) to produce flowers and seeds prematurely
21. verb, to cause (a wild animal) to leave its lair; start
22. adverb, stiffly, firmly, or rigidly (archaic except in the phrase bolt upright)
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1. verb, to pass (flour, a powder, etc) through a sieve
2. verb, to examine and separate
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Synonyms:	spring, race, stuff, wolf, devour, pin, rod, peg, rivet, bar	And more...

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