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

Synonyms for bolted

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