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- 1. the action of driving long metal pins into a rock face so that ropes can be attached to them.
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BOLTING definition: 1. present participle of bolt 2. to move very fast, especially as a result of being frightened: 3…. Learn more.
1. a. : a lightning stroke. also : thunderbolt. b. : a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult. especially : a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow. 2. a. : a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door. b. : the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key. 3.
BOLTING meaning: 1. present participle of bolt 2. to move very fast, especially as a result of being frightened: 3…. Learn more.
Define bolting. bolting synonyms, bolting pronunciation, bolting translation, English dictionary definition of bolting. n. 1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates. 2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is...
BOLT definition: 1. a metal bar on a door or window that slides across to lock it closed: 2. a screw-like metal…. Learn more.
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc. the part of a lock that is shot from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key. any of several types of strong fastening rods, pins, or screws, usually threaded to receive a nut. a sudden dash, run, flight, or escape.
verb. Present participle of bolt. Wiktionary. Synonyms: jumping. starting. running. getting. vamoosing. rushing. sailing. ripping. barrelling. nipping. bucketing. bustling. darting. hastening. hurrying. Antonyms: dawdling. loosening. unfastening. opening. unlocking. staying. waiting. noun.
[transitive, intransitive] bolt (something) to fasten something such as a door or window by sliding a bolt across; to be able to be fastened in this way. Don't forget to bolt the door. The gate bolts on the inside. Make sure that the rails are securely bolted in place.
Bolt definition: a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.. See examples of BOLT used in a sentence.
Definition of bolt verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.