Bolting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of bolting or running away.
  2. 2
    A sifting, as of flour or meal.
  3. 3
    A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bolt form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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clarificationdistillationextractionfilteringfiltrationflight

Example

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"After the girder's placement, shuttle crewmen Rex Walheim and Steve Smith ventured outside the station to unfasten temporary latches and begin the process of bolting the section firmly into place and making some of its power and cooling connections."

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