Definitions For Bolt

noun

• A sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
• The act of moving with great haste
• A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
• The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
• A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
• A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
• A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• With the back in a very straight position

verb

• Make or roll into bolts
• Eat hastily without proper chewing
• Swallow hastily
• Secure or lock with a bolt
• Move or jump suddenly
• Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
• Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

adverb

• In a rigid manner
• Directly