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Synonyms & Antonyms of bolt
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to proceed or move quickly
- the cat bolted for the food dish the minute he spied it
Synonyms for bolt
- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- career,
- chase,
- course,
- crack (on),
- dash,
- drive,
- fly,
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- highball,
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- jump,
- motor,
- nip,
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- run,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scoot,
- scurry,
- scuttle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- step,
- tear,
- travel,
- trot,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
- the rabbit bolted when it saw the fox approaching
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to swallow or eat greedily
- the way you bolted those hot dogs, it's no wonder you're feeling a little queasy
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“Bolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolt. Accessed 14 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of bolt was before the 12th century
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