bolt2
v.
- run away suddenly.
▸(in hunting) cause (a rabbit or fox) to run out of its burrow or hole.
- (of a plant) grow quickly upwards and stop flowering as seeds develop.
- eat (food) quickly.
Phrase
- make a bolt for
try to escape by running suddenly towards.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from bolt1, expressing the sense ‘fly like an arrow’.
bolt3
n.
- a roll of fabric, originally as a measure.
- a folded edge of a piece of paper that is trimmed off to allow it to be opened.
Etymology
ME: transferred use of bolt1.