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in a rigid manner
the body was rigidly erect; he sat bolt upright
(adv) slap, slapdash, smack, bang
directly
he ran bang into the pole; ran slap into her
(noun) dash
the act of moving with great haste
he made a dash for the door
(noun) deadbolt
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
(noun) thunderbolt, bolt of lightning
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
(verb) gobble
eat hastily without proper chewing
Don't bolt your food!
(verb) run off, run out, beetle off, bolt out
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas; When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
(verb) run off, make off, decamp, go off, abscond, absquatulate
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
The thief made off with our silver; the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe