Dictionary entry details
• BOLT (noun)
Meaning:
A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; bolt
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
lightning (abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light)
Meaning:
A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Holonyms ("bolt" is a part of...):
rifle (a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore)
Meaning:
The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
deadbolt; bolt
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bolt"):
safety bolt; safety lock (a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate)
Holonyms ("bolt" is a part of...):
lock (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)
Meaning:
The act of moving with great haste
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bolt; dash
Context example:
he made a dash for the door
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
haste; hurry; rush; rushing (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner)
Meaning:
A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
roll (anything rolled up in cylindrical form)
Meaning:
A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)
Meronyms (parts of "bolt"):
clinch (the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
head (a projection out from one end)
shank (cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bolt"):
carriage bolt (a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled)
stove bolt (a small machine bolt)
machine bolt (a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts)
kingbolt; kingpin; swivel pin (bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle)
expansion bolt (a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface)
Holonyms ("bolt" is a part of...):
nut and bolt (a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt)
Meaning:
A sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bolt" is a kind of...):
abandonment; desertion; forsaking (the act of giving something up)
Domain category:
government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)
• BOLT (verb)
Meaning:
Move or jump suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
She bolted from her seat
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Secure or lock with a bolt
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
bolt the door
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
lock (fasten with a lock)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
unbolt (undo the bolt of)
Meaning:
Swallow hastily
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
get down; swallow (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
abscond; absquatulate; go off; make off; run off; decamp; bolt
Context examples:
The thief made off with our silver / the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bolt"):
levant (run off without paying a debt)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
beetle off; bolt out; run off; run out; bolt
Context examples:
The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas / When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Eat hastily without proper chewing
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
gobble; bolt
Context example:
Don't bolt your food!
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
eat (take in solid food)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They bolt more bread
Meaning:
Make or roll into bolts
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
bolt fabric
Hypernyms (to "bolt" is one way to...):
furl; roll up (form into a cylinder by rolling)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
• BOLT (adverb)
Meaning:
In a rigid manner
Synonyms:
rigidly; bolt; stiffly
Context examples:
the body was rigidly erect / he sat bolt upright
Meaning:
Directly
Synonyms:
bang; slap; smack; bolt; slapdash
Context examples:
he ran bang into the pole / ran slap into her
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
