Bolt
Bolt verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
Loose
Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Both words in one sentence
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Later Wez pins a man to his vehicle with quarrels, and Max has to cut him loose with a handy bolt cutter.
Source: Annoying Arrows -
Object Tracking Shot: When we follow a bolt that's rattled loose from a plane.
Source: Literature / Night Watch -
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.
Source: Video Game / Sonny
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