He made a bolt for the door.
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make a bolt for something — to quickly run towards something in order to try and escape He made a bolt for the door. make a bolt for it (= suddenly run away): Joe dropped the bag and made a bolt for it … English dictionary
make a bolt for — try to escape by moving suddenly toward (something) Ellie made a bolt for the door … Useful english dictionary
bolt — bolt1 [ boult ] noun count * 1. ) a metal bar that you slide across a door or window in order to lock it 2. ) a type of screw without a point that is used to fasten things together and that screws into a small metal ring called a nut => NUT 3 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bolt — I UK [bəʊlt] / US [boʊlt] noun [countable] Word forms bolt : singular bolt plural bolts * 1) a metal bar that you slide across a door or window in order to lock it 2) a type of screw without a point that is used for fastening things together and… … English dictionary
bolt — [[t]bo͟ʊlt[/t]] bolts, bolting, bolted 1) N COUNT A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together. 2) VERB When you bolt one thing to another, you fasten them firmly together, using a bolt. [V n to n]… … English dictionary
bolt — bolt1 [bəult US boult] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lock)¦ 2¦(screw)¦ 3 a bolt from (out of) the blue 4 bolt of lightning 5 make a bolt for it 6¦(weapon)¦ 7¦(cloth)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: short arrow ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
make off — verb 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 • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑run off, ↑go off … Useful english dictionary
Bolt — Bolt, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.] 1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolt and nut — Bolt Bolt, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.] 1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt headed arrow; a quarrel; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolt auger — Bolt Bolt, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.] 1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt headed arrow; a quarrel; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
