bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
have been bolting
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present perfect progressiveof bolt.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In the months ahead, UBS's new management team will try to stabilize its battered wealth management division, whose advisers have been bolting and taking clients with them.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2010
