rushing vs bolt

bolt vs rushing

rushing and bolt both are nouns.

rushing is not a verb while bolt is a verb.

rushing is not an adverb while bolt is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rushing	Yes	No	No	No
bolt	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As nouns, bolt is a hyponym of rushing; that is, bolt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rushing:

rushing: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
bolt: the act of moving with great haste

Other hyponyms of rushing include dash, scamper, scramble, scurry.

rushing (noun)	bolt (noun)
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner	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	the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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

rushing (verb)	bolt (verb)
	make or roll into bolts
	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

rushing (adverb)	bolt (adverb)
	directly
	in a rigid manner

Difference between rushing and bolt

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