What is another word for bolt?
Synonyms for bolt
boʊltbolt
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word bolt.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
bolt
A bar is a piece of wood or metal, usually of considerable size, by which an opening is obstructed, a door held fast, etc. A bar may be movable or permanent; a bolt is a movable rod or pin of metal, sliding in a socket and adapted for securing a door or window. A lock is an arrangement by which an enclosed bolt is shot forward or backward by a key, or other device; the bolt is the essential part of the lock. A latch or catch is an accessible fastening designed to be easily movable, and simply to secure against accidental opening of the door, cover, etc. A hasp is a metallic strap that fits over a staple, calculated to be secured by a padlock; a simple hook that fits into a staple is also called a hasp. A clasp is a fastening that can be sprung into place, to draw and hold the parts of some enclosing object firmly together, as the clasp of a book.
Synonyms:
bar, catch, clasp, fastening, hasp, hook, latch, lock
Princeton's WordNet
thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightningnoun
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
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thunderclap, thunderbolt, bolt of lightning, dash, bombshell, deadboltAntonyms:
unboltboltnoun
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
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dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltAntonyms:
unboltbolt, deadboltnoun
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
Synonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltAntonyms:
unboltdash, boltnoun
the act of moving with great haste
"he made a dash for the door"
Synonyms:
flair, dah, thunderbolt, elan, deadbolt, panache, dash, sprint, style, hyphen, bolt of lightningAntonyms:
unboltboltnoun
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
Synonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltAntonyms:
unboltboltnoun
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
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dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltAntonyms:
unboltboltverb
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltAntonyms:
unboltboltverb
move or jump suddenly
"She bolted from her seat"
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bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampAntonyms:
unboltboltverb
secure or lock with a bolt
"bolt the door"
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bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampAntonyms:
unboltboltverb
swallow hastily
Synonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampAntonyms:
unboltabscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
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beetle off, waste, absquatulate, come off, xerox, break camp, decamp, gobble, chase away, photocopy, go over, vamoose, implode, run off, drive out, discharge, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, skip, dispel, elope, go off, fire, turn backAntonyms:
unboltrun off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle offverb
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
Synonyms:
beetle off, waste, absquatulate, decamp, photocopy, chase away, peter out, gobble, run off, poop out, drive out, run down, spill, run out, make off, fail, bolt out, drive off, abscond, expire, conk out, give out, drive away, drain, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn backAntonyms:
unboltgobble, boltverb
eat hastily without proper chewing
"Don't bolt your food!"
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bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampAntonyms:
unboltboltadverb
make or roll into bolts
"bolt fabric"
Synonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampAntonyms:
unboltrigidly, stiffly, boltadverb
in a rigid manner
"the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"
Synonyms:
slapdash, smack, stiff, rigidly, bang, stiffly, slapAntonyms:
unboltbang, slap, slapdash, smack, boltadverb
directly
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
Synonyms:
slapdash, smack, rigidly, bang, slam-bang, stiffly, slapAntonyms:
unbolt
Editors Contribution
arrow
a shaft sharpened at the front and with feathers or vanes at the back, shot from a bow as a weapon or for sport.
his ability to launch an arrow accurately.
Submitted by JP03 on October 7, 2015
Dictionary of English Synonymes
boltnoun
boltnoun
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thunderbolt, stroke of lightningboltnoun
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pin (of large size)boltnoun
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sieveboltverb
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fasten with a boltboltverb
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swallow (without chewing)boltverb
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sift, pass through a sieveboltverb
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bounce, start suddenly, spring out abruptlyboltverb
Synonyms:
RAT, abscond, withdraw (especially from a political party), desert suddenly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
boltverb
Synonyms:
sift, leave suddenly, gulp
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#792 | style | |
#960 | fire | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1838 | skip | |
#1980 | waste | |
#2636 | fail | |
#3411 | lock | |
#3635 | catch | |
#4051 | bang | |
#5613 | hook | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6422 | stud | |
#7195 | screw | |
#7448 | sprint | |
#8494 | nut | |
#8539 | drain | |
#8587 | dash | |
#8891 | xerox | |
#9798 | bolt | |
#11570 | screws | |
#11777 | spill | |
#12177 | bolts | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#12853 | expire | |
#17484 | slap | |
#17577 | bleed | |
#17945 | flair | |
#18818 | latch | |
#21165 | smack | |
#21974 | photocopy | |
#22016 | clasp | |
#24430 | elan | |
#29099 | fastening | |
#35814 | dah | |
#38321 | panache | |
#38852 | bombshell | |
#40131 | hyphen | |
#40623 | dispel | |
#40982 | thunderbolt | |
#51008 | gobble | |
#52305 | rigidly | |
#59999 | implode | |
#85831 | hasp | |
#92271 | deadbolt | |
#92415 | stiffly | |
#117313 | elope | |
#125074 | decamp | |
#163199 | slapdash | |
#171961 | thunderclap | |
#194257 | abscond | |
#226009 | polt | |
#251241 | vamoose |
How to use bolt in a sentence?
There's no circumstance that I think is legitimate that Joe Biden should enter White House, i think White House should burn down and I'm not saying that -- I'm not telling anyone to, but I'm just saying -- I literally believe that a bolt of lightning should hit the White House and light White House on fire before White House's handed over.
Many of us have heard opportunity knocking at our door, but by the time we unhooked the chain, pushed back the bolt, turned two locks, and shuts off the burglar alarm - it was gone.
General Li, you and I have known each other for now five years. If we're going to attack, I'm going to call you ahead of time. It's not going to be a surprise. It's not going to be a bolt out of the blue.
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
It’s hard to explain in today’s world — to explain who I was at that time and the bolt of lightning that it was, i felt like, all of a sudden, some veil was lifted and all eyes were on me. Of course, they were on others in the film. But ‘ The Godfather ’ gave me a new identity that was hard for me to cope with.
Translations for bolt
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- صاعقةArabic
- болт, шру́баBelarusian
- хуквам, мълния, закрепвам с болт, резе, мандало, болт, офейквам, топ, залоствамBulgarian
- llampecCatalan, Valencian
- šroubCzech
- Riegel, Bolzen, Ballen, SchraubeGerman
- αμπαρώνω, κλείστρο, σύρτηςGreek
- rigliEsperanto
- tranca, tornillo, trancar, atornillar, virote, cerrojo, pernoSpanish
- torlojuBasque
- vasama, salpa, rynnätä, venähtää, teljetä, rulla, paali, karata, pakka, pultti, paeta, pultata, salama, lukko, telki, salvataFinnish
- boulon, boulonner, carreau, monter, verrou, monter en graineFrench
- בורג, הבריגHebrew
- villám, retesz, elreteszel, csavaroz, tolózár, csavarHungarian
- bautIndonesian
- glutegar, riglagarIdo
- slagbrandurIcelandic
- sprangare, chiavistello, scappare, serrare, bulloneItalian
- בְּרִיחַHebrew
- ボルトJapanese
- 볼트Korean
- veruLatin
- bultaLatvian
- whakarawa, horopeta, whaowiriMāori
- မူလီBurmese
- rigelNorwegian
- pijl, grendel, bout, rol, schichtDutch
- bolt, sluttstykkeNorwegian
- bełt, rygiel, ryglować, grom, zasuwka, piorun, zasuwaPolish
- tranca, trinco, trancar, rolo, virote, aparafusar, relâmpago, barra, ferrolho, parafusoPortuguese
- bolțRomanian
- рулон, затвор, задвижка, винт, засов, болт, молнияRussian
- reza, šip, bala, strelka, čivija, zavrtanj, zatvarač, реза, strela, prevornica, преворница, smotakSerbo-Croatian
- západka, uzáver, skrutkaSlovak
- rulle, schappa, slutstycke, bunt, rusa, regla, kolv, fästa, skäkta, skruva, blixt, bult, regel, fly, förbinda, pil, packe, skena, vigg, låsa, låskolvSwedish
- болтUkrainian
- chớpVietnamese
- ריגלYiddish
- 螺栓Chinese
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