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fly vs bolt

bolt vs fly

fly and bolt both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but bolt is not an adjective.

fly and bolt both are verbs.

fly is not an adverb while bolt is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fly Yes Yes Yes No
bolt Yes No Yes Yes
As verbs, bolt is a hyponym of fly; that is, bolt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fly:
  • fly: run away quickly
  • bolt: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Other hyponyms of fly include break, stampede, abscond, absquatulate, decamp, go off, make off, run off, elope, run off, break loose, escape, get away, high-tail, hightail, defect, desert.
fly (noun) bolt (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
two-winged insects characterized by active flight the act of moving with great haste
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect 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
fly (adjective) bolt (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
fly (verb) bolt (verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear make or roll into bolts
change quickly from one emotional state to another eat hastily without proper chewing
transport by aeroplane swallow hastily
hit a fly secure or lock with a bolt
travel through the air; be airborne move or jump suddenly
operate an airplane leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
move quickly or suddenly run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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
fly (adverb) bolt (adverb)
directly
in a rigid manner
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