Meaning & use
Bolted
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Ran away suddenly and quickly, or fastened something securely with a bolt.
See it in a sentence
The horse bolted the moment it heard the fireworks.
The workers bolted the steel beams together to finish the frame.
A note on using this word
The two main senses, sudden flight and mechanical fastening, both come from the image of a bolt (an arrow or metal rod) shooting or locking swiftly into place.
Words with a similar meaning
fledfastened
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Words with an opposite meaning
lingered
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