bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
will bolt
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future tenseof bolt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The nose tackle who anchored the Chargers’ run defense will bolt to the Rams on a three-year deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
On that last point, when asked if he still guarantees that none of the remaining Pac-12 members will bolt for the Big 12, Kliavkoff said: “Yes, that’s still the case.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
I had read that missing cats can be so scared they will bolt, so I got low to the ground and talked to him quietly.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2020
So yeah, we can imagine the Angels are getting worried their franchise player will bolt, prompting them to tattle on Harper to Major League Baseball:
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 6, 2019
It is true that every rabbit fears the fox and will bolt if it smells one.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
