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adjective
- 1. (of a door or window) not bolted.
- 2. (of flour, powder, etc.) not sifted.
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UNBOLTED definition: 1. not closed with a bolt (= a metal bar on a door or window that slides across to lock it): 2…. Learn more.
When something is unbolted, its lock or bolt hasn't been secured in place. You can also say it's unlocked or unlatched. An unbolted front door can be opened by turning the knob, and an unbolted bike lock is basically useless against bicycle thieves.
Synonyms for UNBOLTED: untied, undone, unfastened, disengaged, unanchored, escaped, unfettered, unleashed; Antonyms of UNBOLTED: confined, bound, restrained, caught, unfree, bolted, imprisoned, inclosed.
Adjective. In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
Unbolted definition: not fastened or secured, as with a bolt or bolts. . See examples of UNBOLTED used in a sentence.
adjective. not bolted or sifted: said as of flour. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. unbolted in American English. (ʌnˈboultɪd) adjective. not fastened or secured, as with a bolt or bolts.
Define unbolted. unbolted synonyms, unbolted pronunciation, unbolted translation, English dictionary definition of unbolted. adj. Not bolted or fastened; unlocked. adj. Not sifted: unbolted flour.
A complete guide to the word "UNBOLTED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
: to open or unfasten by withdrawing a bolt. Examples of unbolt in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.
verb (used with object) to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten. to release, as by the removal of threaded bolts: He unscrewed the nuts and unbolted the inspection cover.
