bolting
Making hasty escape
Bolting covers several actions united by sudden movement or securing.
A horse bolts when it runs off unexpectedly; a person bolts from a room in alarm or haste.
To bolt food is to swallow it quickly without chewing: He bolted his lunch and ran.
Bolting also means fastening with a bolt—a metal pin or bar: bolting the door shut.
In gardening, bolting describes plants that shoot up prematurely to produce seeds, usually ruining the crop: The lettuce is bolting in this heat.
Quick burst or pinch
scramble · abscond · vanish · disappear · flight · retreat · decamp · exodus
Done with excessive speed
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- swiftMoving with speed
- quickMoving with speed
hurried · speedy · headlong · reckless · impulsive · rash · sudden · snap
dash
Quick burst or pinch
elude · scramble · abscond · vanish · disappear · flight · retreat · decamp · exodus · skedaddle
rushed
Done with excessive speed
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- swiftMoving with speed
quick · hurried · speedy · headlong · reckless · impulsive · rash · sudden · snap · impetuous
screw
Threaded metal fastener
tighten · anchor · clamp · secure · fastener · locknut · rivet · pin · flange · hex
mesh
Interlocking open weave
filter · separation · flour · grain · powder · granular · particle · colander · tamis · refine
flowering
Producing reproductive structures
cilantro · arugula · brassica · heat · summer · stress · bitter · harvest · garden · vegetable
- joining methodswelding, TIG welding, spot welding, brazing, soldering
- Horse Problemscribbing, weaving, bucking, rearing, biting
- plant abnormalitiesvariegation, chlorosis, gall, witches broom, leaf curl
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
boltingcrawling
Moving on hands, knees
creeping · dawdling · ambling · plodding · sauntering
boltingsavoring
Enjoying something slowly
nibbling · picking at · tasting · relishing · masticating
- bolting clothFine-woven straining fabric