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Antonyms for bolted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bohlt
Phonetic Transcription : boʊlt



Definition of bolted

Origin :
  • Old English bolt "short, stout arrow with a heavy head;" also "crossbow for throwing bolts," from Proto-Germanic *bultas (cf. Old Norse bolti, Danish bolt, Dutch bout, German Bolzen), perhaps from PIE root *bheld- "to knock, strike" (cf. Lithuanian beldu "I knock," baldas "pole for striking").
  • Applied since Middle English to other short metal rods (especially those with knobbed ends). From the notion of an arrow's flight comes the lightning bolt (1530s). A bolt of canvas (c.1400) was so called for its shape. Adverbial phrase bolt upright is from late 14c.
  • verb run quickly away
  • verb fasten securely
  • verb eat very fast
Example sentences :
  • But no one had bolted the door, and, to the surprise of all, Mr. Compton stood before them.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • He bolted himself in; pulled out his watch; and laid it on the counter.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Here the waiter was unable to admit them, as the door was bolted inside.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • When it was placed in the passage, Hodden entered the room, shut and bolted the door.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • John clasped it, and bolted out of the bank as a burglar might have done.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • The father, having bolted the wash-house door, had bolted himself.
  • Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens
  • All the carriers dropped Smith's body and bolted in the panic.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • But how is it you're running about after him, as if he was a little boy that had bolted from his precious mother?
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • He sprang to his feet, bolted out, and overtook her at once.
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • When Mathieu had bolted the front door they groped their way upstairs.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

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