bolt
Definition:
Use 'bolt' in a sentence: 1. Don't bolt your food! 2. I made some excuse and bolted for the exit. 3. The house has been barred and bolted to prevent re-entry. 4. A bolt of lightning crossed the darkened sky, accompanied by a deafening thunder clap. 5. Have you ever used a hammer and screwdriver to loosen a nut from a bolt ? 6. We hurried into our clothes and then went to the dining room to bolt our breakfast. 7. The bolt that struck Honey Prairie, deep inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, might have just knocked down a tree or two. 8. Bolt the components together. 9. At this stage, there is no lightning-bolt solution, but two things would prevent matters from getting worse. 10. On the third day, as he rode daringly near the wall, confident in his hard-tried luck, a bolt from a crossbow struck him in the left shoulder by the neck. 11. Over 45,000 bolt holes were matched with their bolts , and each bolt was hand-tightened. 12. If the soil dries out the plants may bolt . 13. Don't forget to bolt the door. 14. His face flushed scarlet and he sat bolt upright. 15. When he saw the police arrive, he bolted down an alley. 16. All the bolts were fully tightened. 17. The donkey brayed and tried to bolt . 18. The unique column design has diagonal bracing at each end and tabs that bolt into the floors above and below. 19. There was an old rusting bolt on the door. 20. Being under stress can cause you to miss meals, eat on the move, or bolt your food. 21. Loosen the bolt so the bars can be turned. 22. The farmer slides the bolt in place to keep the gate from swinging. 23. Therefore, the Brindon Bolt Barn will undoubtedly show a sharp decline in sales volume and revenue for this year as compared to last year. 24. He would need all his authority to keep the weak-kneed volunteers from bolting . 25. I heard the sound of a bolt being slowly and reluctantly slid open. 26. He presses the bolt against a small hexagon tattooed on his forearm. The sizes match. 27. That morning while at work, Piechowski had unscrewed a bolt keeping the doors locked, so they could climb in. 28. His father kept a tight grip on his collar in case he should make a bolt for the door. 29. The machines start to wear down, they don't make as many nuts and bolts as they used to. 30. The safety belt is easy to fit as there's no need to bolt it to seat belt anchorage points. 31. It arrives as a flat pack and is bolted together on site. 32. She leaned on the door and pushed the bolt home. 33. I had bolted the door the instant I had seen the bat. 34. When I pushed his door open, Trevor was sitting bolt upright in bed. 35. These nuts and bolts hold the wheels on. 36. He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work. 37. Three types of adjustable turning rolls: manual lead screw adjusting, manual bolt shifting and electric sliding plate shifting. 38. I like to think back to high school, when I could bolt down three or four burgers and a pile of French fries. 39. Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue. 40. I bored a hole so that the bolt would pass through. 41. He reminded her that he would have to lock and bolt the kitchen door after her. 42. Many Democrats bolted the party to vote Republican. 43. A dramatic full-sized lightning bolt will then fill your screen's desktop. 44. The bolt clicked into place. 45. Fit hinge bolts to give extra support to the door lock. 46. Suddenly a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky. 47. Screw the bolt tight. 48. The various parts of the car are then bolted together. 49. A bolt may have fallen off the plane's forward door.
