verb Download 🔗Share To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. Examples : "Bolt the vice to the bench." technical machine building structure work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party. Examples : "After the party chose a candidate he strongly disagreed with, the senator bolted and announced he would run as an independent. " politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. Examples : "During the surprise party, Maria, trying to keep the secret, accidentally bolted out, "Happy birthday, surprise!" before everyone was ready. " communication language action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sift, especially through a cloth. Examples : "The baker bolted the flour through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any lumps. " food utensil agriculture process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. Examples : "The law students bolted the case facts in the library before their mock trial. " law communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading