bolt
bolt is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does bolt mean?
A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.
A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener.
A sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech.
A sudden abandonment (as from a political party).
The act of moving with great haste.
The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key.
A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length.
Make or roll into bolts.
“bolt fabric”
Move or jump suddenly.
“She bolted from her seat”
Secure or lock with a bolt.
“bolt the door”
Swallow hastily.
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.
Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.
“The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas”
Eat hastily without proper chewing.
“Don't bolt your food!”
In a rigid manner.
“he sat bolt upright”
Directly.
Anagrams of bolt
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