bolt

noun

1. A lightning stroke
2. A shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult
3. A wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door
4. The part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key
5. A metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut
6. A roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length
7. A metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor
8. A block of timber to be sawed or cut
9. A short round section of a log

verb

1. To move suddenly or nervously start
2. To move or proceed rapidly dash
3. To break away from control or a set course
4. To dart off or away flee
5. To break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)
6. To produce seed prematurely
7. To secure with a bolt

   "bolt the door"

8. To attach or fasten with bolts
9. To eat hastily or without chewing

   "bolted his breakfast"

10. To break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)
11. To say impulsively blurt
12. Flush, start

    "bolt rabbits"

13. Shoot, discharge

adverb

1. In an erect or straight-backed position rigidly

   "sat bolt upright"

2. Directly, straight

noun

1. The act or an instance of bolting

verb

1. To sift usually through fine-meshed cloth

   "bolt flour"

2. Sift

adjective

1. Loaded by means of a manually operated bolt

noun phrase

1. A complete surprise something totally unexpected

noun

1. A place of escape or refuge

noun

1. A lock bolt that is moved by turning a knob or key without action of a spring

noun

1. A bolt retracted by pressure and shot by a spring when the pressure is released