BOLT
adverb
Definition
In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. Thackeray. Bolt upright. (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect. Addison. (b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
BOLT
(noun)
1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which res...
BOLT
(verb)
1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
2. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments. Milton.
3. To s...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
