bolt Meaning and Definition

1. n. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

2. n. the act of moving with great haste

3. n. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

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 n. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

5. n. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

6. n. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

7. n. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

8. r. in a rigid manner

9. r. directly

10. v. make or roll into bolts

11. v. eat hastily without proper chewing

12. v. swallow hastily

13. v. secure or lock with a bolt

14. v. move or jump suddenly

15. v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

16. v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along