I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bolt of lightning/a lightning bolt (= lightning that appears as a long white line )
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The tree was struck by a lightning bolt.
a bolt of lightning/a lightning bolt (= lightning that appears as a long white line )
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The tree was struck by a lightning bolt.
bolt the door (= slide a metal bar across to fasten it )
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Once inside, he bolted the door.
sit bolt upright (= suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something )
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Suddenly she sat bolt upright and said, ‘What was that?’
sit/stand bolt upright (= sit or stand with your back very straight )
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Murphy and I both sat bolt upright when we heard the alarm.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
lightning
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The skies darkened and lightning bolts split the sky.
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The fingerboard is rosewood with the somewhat imposing lightning bolt inlays which share the blue livery chosen for this particular model.
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The lightning bolt hit the house in Kingsteignton, south Devon, but no-one was hurt, said police.
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Stay on the left and let it come up close, jumping over its lightning bolts in the process.
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They exploded against her like lightning bolts .
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We'd been struck by a lightning bolt .
■ VERB
draw
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At a little after three, Neville drew the bolts upon the Swan's door and retired to his chambers.
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He turned up the handle, drew the bolt back, drove it forward, Jerking the handle down.
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Neville drew the brass bolts and flung the door open to sniff the morning air.
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She heard him drop quietly on the other side, and draw the bolt .
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Menzies gestured towards the front door and went through to draw the bolt .
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The shopkeeper drew the bolt upon the door and slipped out into the night.
shoot
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For the Crown Prince was far from having shot his second bolt .
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Tommy shot the bolts on the tailgate and let it drop.
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Og course that may mean we're shutting the door after the horse has shot it s bolt .
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He got up, as if he had shot his last bolt .
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Waller'd shot the bolt and lowered his eyes.
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She shot bolt upright, pulse racing, mouth dry, and then she remembered the owls.
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They've shot their bolt Geoffrey; they've let you get away.
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She shot the bolt and then fetched her toilet things.
slide
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Once inside, she slid the bolt , leaning thankfully against the door, a maelstrom of emotions fighting for supremacy.
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Julie banged the door shut and slid the bolts into place.
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Julie was busily locking the doors and windows, sliding bolts and turning keys.
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I remedied the oversight, carefully sliding the bolt into place as I shut the doors behind me.
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He slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across.
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I slid back the bolts and pushed the door open.
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As I slid the door bolt home I stopped counting at ninety-two.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
have shot your bolt
the nuts and bolts of sth
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They're good guys, but I'm not sure how familiar they are with the nuts and bolts of the banking system.
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He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.
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That meant that they could not stand the Central Office youths involved in the nuts and bolts of the campaign.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Atop a mountain he slew his daughter, then was immediately struck dead by a bolt of lightning.
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He went around for about ten months with this big metal bolt going in here and coming out here!
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Investigators could not check the bolts because they had fallen into the sea.
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One spring morning two anchor bolts were inserted in the footings that were to receive the first steel column.
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Respect established climbing traditions in ethical matters such as the use of chalk, pitons, bolts etc.
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The skies darkened and lightning bolts split the sky.
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There was a sound of soft footsteps, of chains being loosened and bolts drawn back.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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Finally, the lid was put into position and screwed or bolted down .
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We feel she wants us out of there as soon as possible so we bolt down our food.
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As he bolted down his breakfast Chuck gazed around the clearing with delighted eyes.
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Furniture and camera were bolted down , drapes were made of wood.
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Hastily she bit gobbets loose and swallowed them, bolting down a dreadful and disgusting feast.
on
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Stripped to its basics, this is a current account with the mortgage bolted on as a huge overdraft.
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Front and rear valances also bolt on , but are more costly than the sills to replace.
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Everything bolted on to the bike is available separately, apart from the swingarm.
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Negative ions can also be formed when an atom has an extra electron bolted on .
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The chamber, which simply bolts on to an end can, filters out specific sound waves midway along the silencer.
out
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A low hissing filled the room as she bolted out and slammed the door.
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Gordy commanded her to sit back down then bolted out the door.
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He salutes and bolts out the door-as he does, a woman walks in.
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She turned and bolted out the door.
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To the right of the pier, a band of about twelve black men bolted out from behind a metal door.
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Amanda Beard, 14, she of the huge eyes and a breaststroke that bolts out of the water.
together
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Telford drove piles in behind the lock walls and bolted together the iron plates to make the lock both stable and watertight.
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The nine components bolt together in a variety of configurations, from simple desks to sprawling work stations.
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Kit car replicas arrive as a confusing jigsaw of pieces which have to be bolted together , often in the family garage.
■ NOUN
door
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Then she locked the door , bolted the garden doors and prepared for bed.
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The door was bolted , and the woman stood against it, arms folded across her chest.
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With a sigh, Connor shut the door and bolted it, then blew out the candle and went upstairs.
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The heat is on and the kitchen door is bolted shut.
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All the doors were locked and bolted so I climbed out through the kitchen window and dropped into a bed of lavender.
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Was the door bolted or not?
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The shop was dimly lit and cluttered but he found his way to the front door which was bolted .
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She ran to a neighbour for help when she found her front door bolted .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
the nuts and bolts of sth
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They're good guys, but I'm not sure how familiar they are with the nuts and bolts of the banking system.
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He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.
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That meant that they could not stand the Central Office youths involved in the nuts and bolts of the campaign.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before I could say a word, she turned and bolted out the front door.
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I bolted down my breakfast and was out the door by 8:00.
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Jason bolted the door and closed all the curtains.
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My husband always bolts all the doors before going to bed.
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One of the horses got into a panic and bolted.
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The dog bolted into the road, into the oncoming traffic.
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When police approached him to ask him some questions, he bolted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A low hissing filled the room as she bolted out and slammed the door.
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A thin steel cord was bolted to the beam that supported the boxcar roof.
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All the doors were locked and bolted so I climbed out through the kitchen window and dropped into a bed of lavender.
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He was whisked away as his audience bolted for the exits.
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His brutish, stupid face was blotchy with fear now and his eyes were bolting from his head.
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Louie wailed, bolting off the steps into his house.
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Rules and codes bolting the social structure tightly into place.
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Suddenly a fox bolted from beneath a hedge.
III. adverb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
have shot your bolt
shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
the nuts and bolts of sth
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They're good guys, but I'm not sure how familiar they are with the nuts and bolts of the banking system.
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He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.
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That meant that they could not stand the Central Office youths involved in the nuts and bolts of the campaign.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He sat bolt upright and kept his eyes on the table in front of him.
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Suddenly I sit bolt upright, feeling a familiar stab of panic that can mean only one thing: the videos!