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bolt
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run quickly away |
| Synonyms: | abscond, bail out, bound, cop out, cut loose, cut out, dart, dash, ditch*, drop out, dump*, escape, flee, flight, fly, hightail, hotfoot, hurtle, jump, kiss goodbye, leap, leave flat, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, make a break for it, make off, make tracks, opt out, run like scared rabbit, run out on, rush, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skip, split*, spring, sprint, start, startle, step on it, take flight, take off, walk out on |
| Antonyms: | stay, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat very fast |
| Synonyms: | consume, cram, devour, englut, gobble, gorge, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, inhale, scarf, slop, slosh, stuff, swallow whole, wolf* |
| Antonyms: | dawdle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abscond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run away, depart secretly |
| Synonyms: | beat it, bolt*, break, clear out, cut and run, decamp, disappear, dog it, duck out, escape, fade*, flee, fly the coop, get, go AWOL, go south, hightail, jump*, leave, make a break, make off, make scarce, pull out, quit, run off, scram, skedaddle, skip out, slip, sneak away, split*, steal away, take off, vamoose, vanish |
| Antonyms: | abide, continue, endure, give up, remain, stay, stop, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
| Synonyms: | barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall |
| Antonyms: | loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | break out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | escape |
| Synonyms: | abscond, bolt, break loose, burst out, bust out, depart, flee, get free, leave |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack |
| Synonyms: | assail, assault, blindside, bolt, buck, bushwhack, chase, dash, invade, jump on, lunge, mug, rush, smash, stampede, storm, tear |
| Antonyms: | retreat |
| Main Entry: | clinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold securely; grab |
| Synonyms: | bolt, clamp, clasp, clench, clutch, cuddle, embrace, enfold, fasten, fix, grab hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, hug, lay hands on, make fast, nail, press, rivet, secure, seize, snatch, squeeze |
| Notes: | clench means to hold in a tight grasp while clinch means to settle conclusively - for example, hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches |
| Antonyms: | let go |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, seal |
| Synonyms: | bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off |
| Antonyms: | open, release, unclose, unplug, unseal, unstop |
| Main Entry: | consume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, drink |
| Synonyms: | absorb, bolt, chow down, devour, down, eat up, feed, gobble, gorge, gulp, guzzle, hoover, ingest, ingurgitate, inhale, meal, mow, nibble, partake, polish off, punish, put away, put down*, scarf, snack, stuff one's face, swallow, swill, take, toss down, wolf* |
| Antonyms: | fast, starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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