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BOLT OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Example:
When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
Synonyms:
beetle off; bolt; bolt out; run off; run out
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bolt out" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
