to boltverb/ɐfɛʁuˈʎaɾ/lowa·fer·ro·lharPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo close with a bolt; to lock securely.Before leaving, he bolted the cellar door securely.The jailer bolted the prisoner's cell.synto boltto lockantopenunlockCommon collocationsto bolt the doorto bolt the gateEtymologyDerivação de 'ferrolho'.Related wordsferrolhoferrolhartrancar