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Word: Bolt
Speech Type: Noun
Old English, ‘arrow’, of unknown origin; related to Dutch bout and German Bolzen ‘arrow, bolt for a door’
bəʊlt
a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.
Short Definition:bar for fastening door
a short, heavy arrow shot from a crossbow.
Short Definition:short, heavy crossbow arrow
a jagged white flash of lightning.
Short Definition:flash of lightning
Word: Bolt
Speech Type: Verb
bəʊlt
fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket
Short Definition:fasten door or window
Examples:- all the doors were locked and bolted
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