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(noun) a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) |
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Related Words: abandonment, desertion, forsaking |
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| 2. |
(verb) make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric" |
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Related Words: furl, roll up |
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| 3. |
(verb) swallow hastily |
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Related Words: get down, swallow |
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(verb) secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" |
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Related Words: lock |
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Antonyms: unbolt |
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(verb) move or jump suddenly: "She bolted from her seat" |
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Related Words: move |
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(noun) screws into a nut to form a fastener |
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Related Words: carriage bolt, expansion bolt, kingbolt, kingpin, machine bolt, screw, swivel pin |
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(noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key |
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Synonyms: deadbolt |
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Related Words: bar, safety bolt, safety lock |
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(noun) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech |
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Related Words: bar |
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(noun) the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" |
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Synonyms: dash |
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Related Words: haste, hurry, rush, rushing |
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(verb) eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" |
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Synonyms: gobble |
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Related Words: eat |
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(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
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Synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, go off, run off |
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Related Words: flee, fly, levant, take flight |
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(noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder |
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Synonyms: bolt of lightning, thunderbolt |
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Related Words: lightning |
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(adverb) in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" |
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Synonyms: rigidly, stiffly |
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(verb) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" |
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Synonyms: bolt out, run off, run out |
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Related Words: go away, go forth, leave |
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(adverb) (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" |
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Synonyms: bang, slap, slapdash, smack |
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