English English Dictionary

Swelled out.

A supporter.

of Bolster

To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out.

To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.

A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.

To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.

A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.

A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.

A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.

In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.

To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.

To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.

To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room.

To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.

To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.

A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.

An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.

A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.