əbˈskɒnd əbˈskɑnd æb.ˈskwɑtʃ.ʊ.leɪt dæʃ diːˈkæmp slæp ˈslæpdæʃ ˈstɪfli ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt in a rigid manner the body was rigidly erect he sat bolt upright a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) directly he ran bang into the pole ran slap into her make or roll into bolts bolt fabric the act of moving with great haste he made a dash for the door eat hastily without proper chewing Don't bolt your food! swallow hastily secure or lock with a bolt bolt the door move or jump suddenly She bolted from her seat leave suddenly and as if in a hurry The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder