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, adjectiveWords nearby bolt
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, nounWord 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