Bolt and Loose

Bolt

Bolt verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

Loose is an antonym for bolt in fasten securely topic.

Nearby Words: bolted, bolter, bolting

Loose

Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

Bolt is an antonym for loose.

Nearby Words: loosen, looseness, loosed, loosely

Both words in one sentence

  • Annoying Arrows Later Wez pins a man to his vehicle with quarrels, and Max has to cut him loose with a handy bolt cutter.
  • Literature / Night Watch Object Tracking Shot: When we follow a bolt that's rattled loose from a plane.
  • Video Game / Sonny It takes two of his turns to rev himself up, stacking two buffs geared toward making his damage and Physical Piercing sky-high, but once he lets loose his attack (and the bolt is pretty much a sure-fire hit), then the one he hits is guaranteed to die.
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