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  • noun Plural form of bolt.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolt.

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Examples

  • Two surgeries wouldn't dull the misery, which he described as bolts of pain shooting through his back and legs as if he were constantly standing on a transformer.

    Military Top Stories Center 2009

  • * Zap anyone who consciously and consistently denies the reality of global warming solely based on political leanings and/or public policy implications - rather than objectively-based research science - with a series of painful, but not physically harmful "bolts from the blue."

    Weather sorcery: If I could control the weather... Steve Tracton 2010

  • Remove the two slide pin bolts that hold the caliper in position.

    How to Replace the Brakes on a Utility ATV Cassandra 2009

  • He bolts from the Buick, gets down on all fours and crawls up to the bridge's edge.

    The Stream Of Time 2009

  • Remove the lower shock bolts from the A-arm mount.

    Get The Lift You Need To Survive In The Mud! EnricoPavia 2009

  • - Use the wrench to take out all the bolts from the basement lid.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Draining the coolant is done by removing the lower radiator hose from the motor followed by removing the drain bolts from the side of both cylinders.

    Workshop: Top-End Check Up 2007

  • Reinstall the cylinder drain bolts with washers and the radiator hoses.

    Workshop: Top-End Check Up 2007

  • He/She can also smite, flood, throw lightning bolts from the heavens, cast down enemies into hell, etc.

    The Tail Section » Lost Finale Analysis - The Journal 2007

  • More from Brian Brooks at indieWIRE, where Dennis Lim noted on Thursday that "there have been no breakout hits, no bolts from the blue in the fashion of Ilya Khrzhanovsky's 4 or Carlos Reygadas's Japón, two recent quintessential Rotterdam debuts," writes.

    GreenCine Daily: Rotterdam. Tiger Awards. 2007

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