Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bolt | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
bolt (noun) | fly (noun) |
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a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
the act of moving with great haste | two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener | an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth |
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech | fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect |
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length | |
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder |
bolt (adjective) | fly (adjective) |
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(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked |
bolt (verb) | fly (verb) |
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make or roll into bolts | decrease rapidly and disappear |
eat hastily without proper chewing | change quickly from one emotional state to another |
swallow hastily | transport by aeroplane |
secure or lock with a bolt | hit a fly |
move or jump suddenly | travel through the air; be airborne |
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | operate an airplane |
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | move quickly or suddenly |
run away quickly | |
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft | |
travel in an airplane | |
pass away rapidly | |
cause to fly or float | |
be dispersed or disseminated | |
display in the air or cause to float |
bolt (adverb) | fly (adverb) |
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directly | |
in a rigid manner |