adv.
1.in a rigid manner
2.directly bolt n.
1.a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
2.a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
3.the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
4.the act of moving with great haste
5.a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
6.a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
7.a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) bolt v.
1.move or jump suddenly
2.secure or lock with a bolt
3.swallow hastily
4.run away
5.leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
6.eat hastily without proper chewing
7.make or roll into bolts
Idiom of the Day
take off after (someone or something)
to begin to chase someone or something
The fox took off after the rabbit which jumped out of the hole.