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the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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