dictionary.ptto boltverbgeneral useuncommon/ɐfɛʁuˈʎaɾ/a·fer·ro·lharPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1To close with a bolt; to lock securely.Usage examples“Before leaving, he bolted the cellar door securely.”“The jailer bolted the prisoner's cell.”Synonymsto boltto lockAntonymsopenunlockCommon combinationsto bolt the doorto bolt the gate
To close with a bolt; to lock securely.Usage examples“Before leaving, he bolted the cellar door securely.”“The jailer bolted the prisoner's cell.”Synonymsto boltto lockAntonymsopenunlockCommon combinationsto bolt the doorto bolt the gate