A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
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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.
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A flash of lightning; a thunderbolt.
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A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom.
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A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
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verb-intransitive
Botany To flower or produce seeds prematurely or develop a flowering stem from a rosette.
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To break away from an affiliation, as from a political party.
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To move or spring suddenly.
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To start suddenly and run away: The horse bolted at the sound of the shot. The frightened child bolted from the room.
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verb
To sift (as flour) usually through fine-meshed cloth.
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To attach or fasten with .
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To eat hastily or without chewing .
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To break away from or refuse to support (as a political party).
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To say impulsively .
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adverb
In an erect or straight-backed position .
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verb-transitive
Archaic To shoot or discharge (a missile, such as an arrow).
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To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.
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To desert or withdraw support from (a political party).
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To eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp.
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To pass (flour, for example) through a sieve.
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