Antonyms of verb bolt

1 of 7 senses of bolt

Sense 2
bolt -- (secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door")
       Antonym of unbolt (Sense 1)
      => unbolt -- (undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bolt

7 senses of bolt

Sense 1
bolt -- (move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 2
bolt -- (secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door")
       => lock -- (fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence")

Sense 3
bolt -- (swallow hastily)
       => swallow, get down -- (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!")

Sense 4
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off -- (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe")
       => flee, fly, take flight -- (run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled")

Sense 5
run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off -- (leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out")
       => leave, go forth, go away -- (go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight")

Sense 6
gobble, bolt -- (eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!")
       => eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")

Sense 7
bolt -- (make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric")
       => roll up, furl -- (form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth")