bolt

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɒlt/ or /bəʊlt/ or /bɔʊlt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /boʊlt/

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Noun

Singular bolt

Plural bolts

a fastening bolt with nut

1. (countable) A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.
2. (countable) A short heavy arrow used by a crossbow.

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Verb

Plain form bolt

Third-person singular bolts

Past tense bolted

Past participle bolted

Present participle bolting

1. If you bolt, you run away suddenly.