bolt

/bəʊlt/ verb [T]

Translation

FASTEN › to fasten two things together with a bolt

iki şeyi civatayla birleştirip, sıkıştırmak

The seats in the cinema were bolted to the floor.1962

LOCK › to lock a door or window with a bolt

kapı ya da pencereyi sürgü ile kitlemek, mandallamak

I bolted the door before going to bed.1652

bolt down/out/through, etc › to move suddenly and quickly

aniden ve hızlı hareket etmek

The cat bolted out of the door when it saw the dog.4471613

EAT ( also bolt down) › to eat something very quickly

hızlıca atıştırmak, tıkınmak, çiğnemeden yutmak

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(Definition of bolt verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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