bolt: signification et définitions

A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.

A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.

A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.

A sliding metal bar that positions the cartridge in breechloading rifles, closes the breech, and ejects the spent cartridge.

A similar device in any breech mechanism.

A short, heavy arrow with a thick head, used especially with a crossbow.

A flash of lightning; a thunderbolt.

A sudden or unexpected event: The announcement was a veritable bolt.

A sudden movement toward or away.

A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom.

To secure or lock with or as if with a bolt.

To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.

To eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp.

To desert or withdraw support from (a political party).

To utter impulsively; blurt.

Archaic To shoot or discharge (a missile, such as an arrow).

To move or spring suddenly.

To start suddenly and run away: The horse bolted at the sound of the shot. The frightened child bolted from the room.

To break away from an affiliation, as from a political party.

Botany To flower or produce seeds prematurely or develop a flowering stem from a rosette.

bolt from the blue A sudden, shocking surprise or turn of events.

bolt upright In a rigidly vertical position: sat bolt upright.

To pass (flour, for example) through a sieve.