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      bolt
      noun
      A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
      A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
      (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
      A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
      A sudden event, action or emotion.
      A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.
      An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
      A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.
      A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
      (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.
      A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
      A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
      (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
      A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
      A burst of speed or efficiency.
      A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
      A surname transferred from the nickname.
      A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, named after an early postmaster.
      An unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.
      verb
      (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
      (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
      (transitive) To secure a door by locking or barring it.
      (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
      (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
      (transitive) To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
      (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
      (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).
      To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
      To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
      To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
      To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
      To sift, especially through a cloth.
      (intransitive) To escape.
      (transitive, figurative) To affix in a crude or unnatural manner.
      (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
      adverb
      Suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
      Synonyms for bolt
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      Words related to bolt
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