verbπShareTo connect or assemble pieces using a bolt."Bolt the vice to the bench."technicalbuildingmachinestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo secure a door by locking or barring it."Bolt the door."propertyutilityarchitectureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly."Seeing the snake, the horse bolted."actionvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted)."to bolt a rabbit"animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike or fall suddenly like a bolt."The cat was sleeping peacefully, but it was bolting up the tree in a flash as soon as it saw the dog. "actionnaturephysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo escape."The dog was so scared by the fireworks that it was bolting down the street and out of sight. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed."Lettuce and spinach will bolt as the weather warms up."plantagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo swallow food without chewing it."He was late for school, so he was bolting his breakfast. "foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink."Come on, everyone, bolt your drinks; I want to go to the next pub!"drinkfoodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party."Seeing the party nominate a candidate he strongly disagreed with, John considered bolting and voting for the other party's candidate. "politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.""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." "communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sift, especially through a cloth."She was bolting the flour to remove any lumps before making the cake. "foodutensilagricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sift the bran and germ from wheat flour."Graham flour is unbolted flour."foodagricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means."The baker is bolting the flour to remove any lumps before making bread. "processchemistryindustryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law."The law students were bolting hypothetical cases late into the night, preparing for their mock trial competition. "lawcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sifting, as of flour or meal."After the bolting, the flour was exceptionally fine and ready for baking. "foodagricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court."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. "laweducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading