bolted
verb
Form of bolt , past tense of bolt.
Simple meaning
To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈboʊltəd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of bolt
To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
past tense of bolt
To secure a door by locking or barring it.
past tense of bolt
To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.
past tense of bolt
To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
Used this way, bolted is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Sudden and forceful
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Inflected forms
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A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.
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