Background for bolting

bolting

/ˈboʊltɪŋ/ /ˈbɔltɪŋ/

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To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

Examples :

"Bolt the vice to the bench."

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To secure a door by locking or barring it.

Examples :

"Bolt the door."

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To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.

Examples :

"Seeing the snake, the horse bolted."

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To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).

Examples :

"to bolt a rabbit"

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To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.

Examples :

"The cat was sleeping peacefully, but it was bolting up the tree in a flash as soon as it saw the dog. "

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Examples :

"The dog was so scared by the fireworks that it was bolting down the street and out of sight. "

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Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed.

Examples :

"Lettuce and spinach will bolt as the weather warms up."

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To swallow food without chewing it.

Examples :

"He was late for school, so he was bolting his breakfast. "

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To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.

Examples :

"Come on, everyone, bolt your drinks; I want to go to the next pub!"

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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 :

"Seeing the party nominate a candidate he strongly disagreed with, John considered bolting and voting for the other party's candidate. "

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To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.

Examples :

""Sarah, nervous about the exam, ended up bolting out the answer when the teacher asked the first question, even though she wasn't called on." "

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To sift, especially through a cloth.

Examples :

"She was bolting the flour to remove any lumps before making the cake. "

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To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.

Examples :

"Graham flour is unbolted flour."

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To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.

Examples :

"The baker is bolting the flour to remove any lumps before making bread. "

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To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.

Examples :

"The law students were bolting hypothetical cases late into the night, preparing for their mock trial competition. "

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noun

A sifting, as of flour or meal.

Examples :

"After the bolting, the flour was exceptionally fine and ready for baking. "

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A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.

Examples :

"At the Inns of Court, much of a student's legal education comes from attending lectures and participating in bolting, where they sharpen their advocacy skills through mock arguments. "