n. 25B6; noun
the bolt on the shed door : BAR, LOCK, catch, latch, fastener.
nuts and bolts : RIVET, pin, peg, screw.
a bolt whirred over my head : ARROW, quarrel, dart, shaft; poetic/literary reed.
a bolt of lightning : FLASH, shaft, streak, burst, flare.
Mark made a bolt for the door : DASH, dart, run, sprint, leap, bound.
a bolt of cloth : ROLL, reel, spool; quantity, amount.
25B6; verb
he bolted the door : LOCK, bar, latch, fasten, secure.
the lid was bolted down : RIVET, pin, peg, screw; fasten, fix.
Anna bolted from the room : DASH, dart, run, sprint, hurtle, rush, fly, shoot, bound; flee; informal tear, scoot, leg it.
he bolted down his breakfast : GOBBLE, gulp, wolf, guzzle, devour; informal demolish, polish off, shovel down; Brit. informal shift, gollop, scoff; N. Amer. informal scarf, snarf.
25A0; a bolt from/out of the blue SHOCK, surprise, bombshell, thunderbolt, revelation; informal turn-up for the books.
25A0; bolt upright STRAIGHT, rigidly, stiffly.