bolt vs take flight

take flight vs bolt

bolt is a noun but take flight is not a noun.

bolt and take flight both are verbs.

bolt is an adverb but take flight is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bolt	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
take flight	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take flight is a hypernym of bolt; that is, take flight is a word with a broader meaning than bolt:

bolt: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
take flight: run away quickly

Other hypernyms of bolt include flee, fly.

bolt (noun)	take flight (noun)
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
the act of moving with great haste
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

bolt (verb)	take flight (verb)
make or roll into bolts	run away quickly
eat hastily without proper chewing
swallow hastily
secure or lock with a bolt
move or jump suddenly
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

bolt (adverb)	take flight (adverb)
directly
in a rigid manner

Difference between bolt and take flight

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