bolted
Left in haste
Bolted describes something secured with a bolt—a metal fastener or sliding bar: a bolted door, bolted to the floor.
More commonly, bolted means having fled suddenly: The horse bolted when the gun fired, She bolted from the room.
To bolt food is to eat it hastily, so bolted can describe food gulped down without chewing.
In plant terminology, bolted describes vegetables that have prematurely gone to seed: The lettuce bolted in the heat.
Made fast or obtained
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- clampedSecured by compression
- screwedSecured with threads
nailed · tightened · braced · reinforced · fixed · pinned · welded · bonded
Got away from confinement
- dashedMoved with sudden speed
- ranMoved swiftly, past tense
- sprintedRan at top speed
- dartedMoved suddenly, swiftly
rushed · scrambled · skedaddled · absconded · decamped · split · vamoosed · scarpered
Fastened with hook mechanism
- barredBlocked from entry
- deadboltedLocked via sliding bolt
- securedMade fast or obtained
- fastenedJoined or held together
sealed · chained · padlocked · barricaded · shuttered · reinforced · fortified · hasp
secured
Made fast or obtained
screwed · nailed · tightened · braced · reinforced · fixed · pinned · welded · bonded · cemented
escaped
Got away from confinement
darted · rushed · scrambled · skedaddled · absconded · decamped · split · vamoosed · scarpered · hightailed
latched
Fastened with hook mechanism
- barredBlocked from entry
- deadboltedLocked via sliding bolt
- securedMade fast or obtained
fastened · sealed · chained · padlocked · barricaded · shuttered · reinforced · fortified · hasp · door
gulped
Swallowed hastily
inhaled · scarfed · crammed · stuffed · gorged · shoveled · guzzled · choked · unchewed · hasty
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
- wolfedgobbled, devoured, scarfed, gulped, inhaled
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- gonegone, absent, away, departed, missing
- lightning boltAtmospheric electrical discharge
- nuts and boltsEssential practical details
- bolts from the blueUtterly unforeseen occurrences
- dead boltDoor lock requiring key
- bolt uprightRigidly erect in posture
- bolt out of the blueUtterly unexpected occurrence
bolt, bolts, bolting, thunderbolt, deadbolt, unbolted, unbolting, bolt-hole, bolt-action