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bolt down

/boʊlt daʊn/

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verb

/boʊlt daʊn/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения быстрого поедания чего-либо или надёжного закрепления чего-либо на месте.

A phrasal verb used to indicate eating something very quickly or securing something firmly in place.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Eat quicklyinformal

    To eat food very quickly, often without chewing properly.

    ruБыстро есть

    • He bolted down his breakfast before rushing to work.
    • She bolted down the sandwich in just two minutes.
    • Don't bolt down your food; it's bad for digestion.

    Synonymsdevourdowngobble upscoffshovel inwolf down

    Antonymsnibblesavor

  2. Secure with a boltformal

    To fasten something securely using a bolt or similar fastener.

    ruЗакрепить болтом

    • He bolted down the shelf to the wall for safety.
    • The workers bolted down the machinery to the floor.
    • Make sure to bolt down the furniture to prevent accidents.

    Synonymsanchorboltclampfastenfixlocksecure

    Antonymsloosenunboltunfastenunscrew

Forms
  • bolted down past participle
  • bolted down past simple
  • bolting down present participle
  • bolts down third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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