bolt - Meaning in Malayalam

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bolt - Meaning in Malayalam

bolt Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of bolt in English

bolt abverb

1. in a rigid manner

   Synonyms

   rigidly, stiffly

   Examples

   • "he sat bolt upright"
   • "the body was rigidly erect"
2. directly

   Synonyms

   bang, bang, slap, slapdash, smack

   Examples

   • "he ran bang into the pole"
   • "ran slap into her"

bolt noun

1. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
2. the act of moving with great haste

   Synonyms

   dash, dash

   Example

   • "he made a dash for the door"
3. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

4. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

   Synonyms

   deadbolt

5. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
6. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

7. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

   Synonyms

   bolt of lightning, thunderbolt

bolt verb

1. make or roll into bolts

   Example

   • "bolt fabric"
2. eat hastily without proper chewing

   Synonyms

   gobble

   Example

   • "Don't bolt your food!"
3. swallow hastily
4. secure or lock with a bolt

   Example

   • "bolt the door"
5. move or jump suddenly

   Example

   • "She bolted from her seat"
6. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

   Synonyms

   beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out

   Examples

   • "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
   • "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
7. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

   Synonyms

   abscond, absquatulate, decamp, decamp, go off, make off, run off

   Examples

   • "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
   • "The thief made off with our silver"

Synonyms of bolt

• dash
• deadbolt
• bolt of lightning, thunderbolt
• gobble
• beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out
• abscond, absquatulate, decamp, go off, make off, run off
• rigidly, stiffly
• bang, slap, slapdash, smack

Antonyms of bolt

unbolt

More matches for bolt

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