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Verb bolt has 7 senses
- bolt - move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
--1 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- bolt - secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
--2 is one way to lock
Antonyms: unbolt
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- bolt - swallow hastily
--3 is one way to swallow, get down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
--4 is one way to flee, fly, take flight
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off - 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"
--5 is one way to leave, go forth, go away
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- gobble, bolt - eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
--6 is one way to eat
Sample sentence:
They bolt more bread
- bolt - make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
--7 is one way to roll up, furl
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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