"bolt" meaning in English

See bolt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɒlt/ [UK], /boʊlt/ [US] Audio: en-us-bolt.ogg [US] Forms: bolt [singular], bolts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.
    Sense id: simple-bolt-en-noun-DK26KAL0
  2. A short heavy arrow used by a crossbow.
    Sense id: simple-bolt-en-noun-1ZCIKfpe

Verb

IPA: /bɒlt/ [UK], /boʊlt/ [US] Audio: en-us-bolt.ogg [US] Forms: bolt [canonical], bolts [third-person, singular], bolted [past], bolted [past, participle], bolting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you bolt, you run away suddenly.
    Sense id: simple-bolt-en-verb-TLEOlTEP
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