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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\, adv In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. --Thackeray. {Bolt upright}. a Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up unbendingly erect. --Addison. b On the back at full length. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\, n. [From {Bolt}, v. i.] 1. A sudden spring or start a sudden spring aside; as the horse made a bolt. 2. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors. This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America -- or anywhere. --Compton Reade. 3. (U. S. Politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bolted}; p. pr & vb n. {Bolting}.] 1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.] 1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart. Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts. --Sir W. Scott. A fool's bolt is soon shot. --Shak. 2. Lightning; a thunderbolt. 3. A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end 4. A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key. 5. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. [Obs.] Away with him to prison! lay bolts enough upon him --Shak. 6. A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards. 7. A bundle, as of oziers {Bolt auger}, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights. {Bolt and nut}, a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end See B, C, and D, in illust. above. Note: See {Tap bolt}, {Screw bolt}, and {Stud bolt}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\ (b[=o]lt; 110), v. i. 1. To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as to bolt out of the room This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . . And oft out of a bush doth bolt. --Drayton. 2. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt. His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads. --Milton. 3. To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as the horse bolted. 4. (U.S. Politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bolted}; p. pr & vb n. {Bolting}.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF buleter F. bluter, fr Ll buletare buratare cf F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr L. burrus red. See {Borrel}, and cf {Bultel}.] 1. To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means He now had bolted all the flour. --Spenser. Ill schooled in bolted language. --Shak. 2. To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out Time and nature will bolt out the truth of things --L'Estrange. 3. (Law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. --Jacob. {To bolt to the bran}, to examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important. --Chaucer. This bolts the matter fairly to the bran. --Harte. The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bolt \Bolt\, n. A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. --B. Jonson From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bolt n 1: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn: {thunderbolt}, {bolt of lightning}] 2: a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech 3: the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key [syn: {deadbolt}] 4: the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" [syn: {dash}] 5: screws into a nut to form a fastener 6: a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adv 1: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" [syn: {rigidly}, {stiffly}] 2: (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: {bang}, {slap}, {slapdash}, {smack}] v 1: move or jump suddenly: "She bolted from her seat" 2: secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" [ant: {unbolt}] 3: swallow hastily 4: run away usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off}, {go off}] 5: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: {run off}, {run out}, {bolt out}] 6: eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" [syn: {gobble}] 7: make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric" From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bolt, WV Zip code(s): 25817
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