BOLT
Scrabble letter values: B3O1L1T1 = 6
Definition
- adverb in a rigid manner. — synonyms: rigidly, stiffly
- adverb directly. — synonyms: bang, slap, slapdash, smack
- verb move or jump suddenly.
- verb secure or lock with a bolt.
- verb swallow hastily.
- verb run away. — synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run_off, go_off, make_off
- verb leave suddenly and as if in a hurry. — synonyms: run_off, run_out, bolt_out, beetle_off
- verb eat hastily without proper chewing. — synonyms: gobble
- verb make or roll into bolts.
- noun a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder. — synonyms: thunderbolt, bolt_of_lightning
- noun a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech.
- noun the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key. — synonyms: deadbolt
- noun the act of moving with great haste. — synonyms: dash
- noun a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length.
- noun a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener.
- noun a sudden abandonment (as from a political party).
Examples
- “the body was rigidly erect”
- “he sat bolt upright”
- “he ran bang into the pole”