bolter
One who flees
A bolter is someone or something that bolts—runs away suddenly.
In politics, especially American, a bolter abandons their party to support another candidate: The bolters formed their own ticket.
In agriculture, a bolter is a plant that goes to seed prematurely, or a machine that sifts flour through cloth.
In Australian slang, a bolter is an outsider or long shot that wins unexpectedly: The bolter came from nowhere to take the championship.
One who flees
- absconderOne who flees secretly
- escapeeOne who fled confinement
- evaderOne who gets away
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
jailbreak · manhunt · pursuit · elude · wanted · hideout · clandestine · underground
Of pure ancestral line
- racehorseEquine bred for speed
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- runawayOne who flees
- spookedFrightened into alertness
startled · uncontrollable · bridle · saddle · rider · jockey · steeplechase · harness
runaway
One who flees
flee · jailbreak · manhunt · pursuit · elude · wanted · hideout · clandestine · underground · outlaw
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
spooked · startled · uncontrollable · bridle · saddle · rider · jockey · steeplechase · harness · canter
mesh
Interlocking open weave
baking · strainer · sifting · separation · grain · mill · powder · granulation · tamis · classification
cull
Selective removal
eliminate · weed · sort · separate · screen · draft · pick · choose · select · thin
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- filtersair filter, HEPA filter, carbon filter, screen filter, highpass
- millingmill, grist mill, mills, corn mill, grain mill
- mill workersmiller, mill hand, grinder, sifter, winnower
- Aviation Slangroger, mayday, pan-pan, squawk, affirmative
- Carrier Aviationflight deck, tailhook, catapult, carrier deck, deck crew
- 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, bolted, bolting, thunderbolt, deadbolt, unbolt, unbolted, bolters