Définition anglaise de “bolt”

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Définition de "bolt" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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boltnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /bəʊlt/ us ​ /boʊlt/

bolt noun [ C ] (SCREW)

› a screw-like metal object without a point, used with a nut to fasten things together

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bolt noun [ C ] (QUICK MOVEMENT)

make a bolt for somewhere

› to try to escape by running towards something:

The thief tried to make a bolt for the exit.

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Idiom(s)

a bolt from/out of the blue

boltverb

uk ​ /bəʊlt/ us ​ /boʊlt/

bolt verb (LOCK)

› [ I or T ] to lock a door or window by sliding a bolt across:

Have you locked and bolted the door?
The door bolts on the inside.

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Phrasal verb(s)

bolt sth on

(Definition of “bolt” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Définition de "bolt" - Dictionnaire Anglais Américain

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boltnoun [ C ]

us ​ /boʊlt/

bolt noun [ C ] (LOCK)

› a small metal bar that slides across a door or window to lock it:

I fastened the door with a bolt.

› A bolt is also a part of a gun that pushes the cartridge (= container filled with explosive powder) into position to be fired.

bolt noun [ C ] (SCREW)

› a metal screw without a point, used to fasten things together, often with a nut (= small piece of metal that attaches to it)

bolt noun [ C ] (LIGHTNING)

› a flash of lightning, esp. followed by thunder:

Did a bolt of lightning set fire to the barn?

bolt noun [ C ] (ROLL)

› a roll of cloth or paper, esp. wallpaper

Idiom(s)

a bolt from the blue

boltverb

us ​ /boʊlt/

bolt verb (MOVE SUDDENLY)

› [ I/T ] to move suddenly and quickly:

[ I ] At the first whiff of smoke, the horse bolted from the barn.
[ M ] He bolted down some breakfast.

bolt verb (LOCK)

› [ T ] to lock a door or window with a bolt:

Be sure to bolt the door when you go to bed!

bolt verb (SCREW)

› [ T always + adv/prep ] to fasten two things together with a bolt:

He sat on a wooden bench bolted to the floor.

(Definition of “bolt” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Définition de "bolt" - Dictionnaire Anglais des Affaires

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boltnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /bəʊlt/ us ​

› PRODUCTION a long roll of cloth produced in a factory:

The stall sold bolts of cloth and cheap clothes.

› a small metal object without a point that is used with a nut (= round metal part) to fasten things together:

The furniture fits together with nuts and bolts.

(Definition of “bolt” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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