Bolt
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NOUN
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
the act of moving with great haste
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
VERB
move or jump suddenly
secure or lock with a bolt
swallow hastily
run away
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
eat hastily without proper chewing
make or roll into bolts
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