What is the meaning of bolt?

noun

• A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.
  • synonyms: thunderbolt, bolt of lightning
• 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• The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key.
  • synonyms: deadbolt
• The act of moving with great haste.
  • usage: "he made a dash for the door"
  • synonyms: dash
• 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.
  • usage: "She bolted from her seat"
• Secure or lock with a bolt.
  • usage: "bolt the door"
• Swallow hastily.
• Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.
  • usage: "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
  • synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off
• Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.
  • usage: "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
  • synonyms: run off, run out, bolt out, beetle off
• Eat hastily without proper chewing.
  • usage: "Don't bolt your food"
  • synonyms: gobble
• Make or roll into bolts.
  • usage: "bolt fabric"

adverb

• In a rigid manner.
  • usage: "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"
  • synonyms: rigidly, stiffly
• Directly.
  • usage: "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
  • synonyms: bang, slap, slapdash, smack