Idioms for bolt

Origin of bolt

1
before 1000; Middle English (noun, v., and adv.), Old English (noun), cognate with Dutch bout, German Bolz

OTHER WORDS FROM bolt

bolt·er, noun bolt·less, adjective bolt·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for bolt upright (1 of 3)

Bolt
/ (bəʊlt) /

noun

Robert (Oxton). 1924–95, British playwright. His plays include A Man for All Seasons (1960) and he also wrote a number of screenplays
Usain (juːˈseɪn). born 1986, Jamaican athlete: winner of the 100 metres and the 200 metres in the 2008 Olympic Games, setting world records at both distances

British Dictionary definitions for bolt upright (2 of 3)

bolt 1
/ (bəʊlt) /

noun

verb

adverb

stiffly, firmly, or rigidly (archaic except in the phrase bolt upright)

Word Origin for bolt

Old English bolt arrow; related to Old High German bolz bolt for a crossbow

British Dictionary definitions for bolt upright (3 of 3)

bolt 2

boult

/ (bəʊlt) /

verb (tr)

to pass (flour, a powder, etc) through a sieve
to examine and separate

Derived forms of bolt

bolter or boulter, noun

Word Origin for bolt

C13: from Old French bulter, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būtil bag

Idioms and Phrases with bolt upright (1 of 2)

bolt upright

Precisely perpendicular, erect in carriage, as in She sat bolt upright in her pew. This expression was used in slightly different form by Chaucer in the late 1300s: “She was ... long as a mast and upright as a bolt” (The Miller's Tale).

Idioms and Phrases with bolt upright (2 of 2)

bolt