Bolt Definition
- startle
- start
- jump
- countermissile
- throwing-stick
- bolt-of-lightning
- thunderbolt
- deadbolt
- dash
- fulguration
- shock
- discharge
- stroke
- flash
- sheet of lightning
A surname.
- A sudden, shocking surprise or turn of events.
- In a rigidly vertical position:
sat bolt upright.
- a thunderbolt from a clear sky
- a sudden, unforeseen occurrence, often an unfortunate one
- straight up; erect or erectly
- to do one's utmost; exhaust one's capabilities
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bolt
Origin of Bolt
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From Proto-Germanic *bultaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bheld- (“to knock, strike”). Akin to Dutch bout, German Bolz or Bolzen, Icelandic bolti, Danish bolt.
From Wiktionary
Middle English bulten from Old French buleter from Middle High German biuteln from biutel bag, purse
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English bulten, from Anglo-Norman buleter, cognate with Middle High German biuteln (“to sift”)
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English heavy arrow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From bolt
From Wiktionary
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