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BOLT DOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does bolt down mean?

• BOLT DOWN (verb)
The verb BOLT DOWN has 2 senses:

1. drink down entirely
2. eat a large amount of food quickly

Familiarity information: BOLT DOWN used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BOLT DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Drink down entirely

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

pour down; drink down; down; bolt down; belt down; toss off; pop; kill

Context examples:

He downed three martinis before dinner / She killed a bottle of brandy that night / They popped a few beer after work

Hypernyms (to "bolt down" is one way to...):

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

bolt down ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Eat a large amount of food quickly

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

garbage down; gobble up; bolt down; shovel in

Context example:

The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake

Hypernyms (to "bolt down" is one way to...):

eat (take in solid food)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They bolt down more bread

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