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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Idioms for bolt
Origin of bolt
1before 1000; Middle English (noun, v., and adv.), Old English (noun), cognate with Dutch bout,German Bolz
OTHER WORDS FROM bolt
bolter, nounboltless, adjectiveboltlike, adjectiveWords nearby bolt
Definition for bolt (2 of 2)
bolt2
[ bohlt ]
/ boʊlt /
verb (used with object)
to sift through a cloth or sieve.
to examine or search into, as if by sifting.
Origin of bolt
21150–1200; Middle English bulten<Old French bul(e)ter, metathetic variant of *buteler<Germanic; compare Middle High German biuteln to sift, derivative of biutel,Old High German būtil bag, whence German Beutel
OTHER WORDS FROM bolt
bolter, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for bolt (1 of 3)
bolt1
/ (bəʊlt) /
noun
verb
adverb
stiffly, firmly, or rigidly (archaic except in the phrase bolt upright)
Word Origin for bolt
Old English bolt arrow; related to Old High German bolz bolt for a crossbow
British Dictionary definitions for bolt (2 of 3)
bolt2
boult
/ (bəʊlt) /
verb (tr)
to pass (flour, a powder, etc) through a sieve
to examine and separate
Derived forms of bolt
bolter or boulter, nounWord Origin for bolt
C13: from Old French bulter, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būtil bag
British Dictionary definitions for bolt (3 of 3)
Bolt
/ (bəʊlt) /
noun
Robert (Oxton). 1924–95, British playwright. His plays include A Man for All Seasons (1960) and he also wrote a number of screenplays
Usain (juːˈseɪn). born 1986, Jamaican athlete: winner of the 100 metres and the 200 metres in the 2008 Olympic Games, setting world records at both distances
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Idioms and Phrases with bolt
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