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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"

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

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"

Adverbs (3)

rigidly, stiffly, bolt

adv. in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"

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Fuzzynyms (159)

nail

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

fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing

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)

peg, nog

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

dowel, dowel pin, joggle

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

fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing

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

latch, door 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

consume, ingest, take in, take, have

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

gulp

v. utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

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

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

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"

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

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"

consume, ingest, take in, take, have

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

fill up, fill

v. eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"

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

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

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

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

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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

scramble

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

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

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, fleet, dart

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

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

v. move with a low humming noise

climb, climb up, mount, go up

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

disappear, vanish, go away

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

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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

fly, wing

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, fleet, dart

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

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

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

scramble

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

run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off

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"

sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

decamp, skip, vamoose

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

streak

v. run naked in a public place

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

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

run

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"

run away

v. escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

gallop

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

jump, leap, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

bolt

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

Synonyms (4)

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "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"; "news travelled fast"

Antonyms (2)

unbolt

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

nibble

v. bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"

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