take flight vs bolt

bolt vs take flight

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

take flight and bolt both are verbs.

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

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

As verbs, bolt is a hyponym of take flight; that is, bolt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take flight:

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

Other hyponyms of take flight 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.

take flight (noun)	bolt (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	the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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

take flight (verb)	bolt (verb)
run away quickly	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

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

Difference between take flight and bolt

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