bolt

3 : a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length

4 : a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut

6 : a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor

1 : to move suddenly or nervously : start

2 : to move or proceed rapidly : dash

4 : to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)

5 : to produce seed prematurely

2 : to say impulsively : blurt

3 : to secure with a bolt bolt the door

4 : to attach or fasten with bolts

5 : to eat hastily or without chewing bolted his breakfast

6 : to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)

1 : in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly sat bolt upright

2 archaic : directly, straight

1 : to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth bolt flour

2 archaic : sift sense 2