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Meaning:
Noun:
- 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.
- A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning ''bolt''.
- A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult, especially a short, stout arrow.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- A sudden event.
- 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.
- nautical The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
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Verb:
- intransitive Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed.
- intransitive To escape.
- intransitive To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
- To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
- To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
- To secure a door by locking or barring it.
- To sift, especially through a cloth.
- To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.
- To swallow food without chewing it.
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