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noun • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key • the act of moving with great haste • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adverb • in a rigid manner • directly verb • move or jump suddenly • secure or lock with a bolt • swallow hastily • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • eat hastily without proper chewing • make or roll into bolts | ||||||||
| 29% | 12 | Growing bit by bit | ||||||
adjective satellite • increasing by successive addition • marked by acquiring or amassing | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | Wearing down bit by bit | ||||||
noun • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively | ||||||||
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