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bolt


bolt - noun

  • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
  • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
  • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
  • the act of moving with great haste
  • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
  • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
  • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

    • bolt - verb

    • move or jump suddenly
    • secure or lock with a bolt
    • swallow hastily
    • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
    • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
    • eat hastily without proper chewing
    • make or roll into bolts

    bolt - adverb

    • in a rigid manner
    • directly

    bolt - thesaurus

    abscond   absquatulate   bang   dash   deadbolt   decamp   gobble   rigidly   slap   slapdash   smack   stiffly   thunderbolt  

    Scrabble score for bolt

    b is 3 o is 1 l is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 6

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