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v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

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Fuzzynyms (168)

nail

n. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

fastening, fastener, holdfast

n. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

n. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

needle

n. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

nog, peg

n. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

rivet

n. heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together

joggle, dowel, dowel pin

n. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

fastening, fastener, holdfast

n. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

latch

n. spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

padlock

n. a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

streak

n. a sudden flash (as of lightning)

smudge

n. a smoky fire to drive away insects

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

gulp, swig, quaff

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

zoom, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

climb, mount, go up, climb up

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

vanish, disappear, go away

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

skip, decamp, vamoose

v. leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"

streak

v. run naked in a public place

speed, hurry, zip, travel rapidly

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

run, move by running

v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

bolt

v. move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"

Synonyms (7)

bolt down, gobble up, shovel in

v. eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake"

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

Antonyms (5)

nibble, eat at, bite at

v. bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"

unbolt, undo the bolt of

v. undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door"

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