bolt

a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

the act of moving with great haste

he made a dash for the door

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the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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

make or roll into bolts

bolt fabric

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