LEARNit Dictionary

bolt

noun
1
a long, narrow piece of metal that you slide across the inside of a door or window in order to lock it
چفت, زبانه در
2
a piece of metal like a thick nail without a point which is used with a circle of metal (= a nut) to fasten things together
پیچ (مخصوصا مشترک با مهره), پیچ و مهره
nuts and bolts
3
a sudden flash of lightning in the sky, appearing as a line
صاعقه, آذرخش
4
a short heavy arrow shot from a crossbow
تیر
5
a long piece of cloth wound in a roll around a piece of cardboard
پارچه طاقه‌ای
verb
1
to fasten something such as a door or window by sliding a bolt across; to be able to be fastened in this way
چفت کردن, بستن (به وسیله‌ی میله), قفل کردن (با کشیدن میله)
2
to fasten things together with a bolt
پیچ و مهره کردن, متصل کردن با پیچ, بستن با پیچ
The vice is bolted to the workbench.
The various parts of the car are then bolted together.
3
if an animal, especially a horse, bolts, it suddenly runs away because it is frightened
رم‌کردن
Bonnie the mare broke free and bolted.
The plane swooped down low and the horses bolted.
4
to run away, especially in order to escape
فرار کردن, گریختن, دویدن برای فرار, دویدن سریع به هدف فرار
When he saw the police arrive, he bolted down an alley.
5
to eat something very quickly
بلعیدن, با عجله خوردن
Don't bolt your food!
6
to stop supporting a particular group or political party
ترک کردن (حمایت یا وابستگی), روی گرداندن
Many Democrats bolted the party to vote Republican.
7
to grow too quickly and start producing seeds and so become less good to eat
زودتر از موعد بذر دادن