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   Bolt upright

   • ▪ upright, with the back rigid and straight

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   What does it mean if someone is sitting bolt upright?

   • If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight . When I pushed his door open, Trevor was sitting bolt upright in bed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   What does sat bolt upright mean?

   • The seat of the train was so stiff that I ended up sitting bolt upright for nearly three hours. 2. To very suddenly or abruptly assume an erect posture while sitting. I awoke from the nightmare and sat bolt upright in my bed. We all sat bolt upright when the principal suddenly barged into class.

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   What is bolt upright slang?

   • 1. verb To suddenly sit or stand up from a reclining position. I bolted upright in bed when the phone rang in the middle of the night. 2. adjective Very erect in posture. The teacher instructed us to be bolt upright on the stage during the assembly. obsolete slang The leader of a band of thieves, miscreants, or gypsies.

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   What is a synonym for bolt upright?

   • synonyms for bolt upright Most relevant steep erect perpendicular plumb cocked on end sheer straight-up up-and-down upward Compare Synonyms On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bolt upright, such as: steep, erect, perpendicular, plumb/plum, cocked, and on end. antonyms for bolt upright Most relevant horizontal level

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   bolt upright. adverb. us / ˌboʊlt ˈʌp.raɪt / uk / ˌbəʊlt ˈʌp.raɪt /. Add to word list. Add to word list. vertical and very straight: Suddenly she sat bolt upright as if something had startled her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations.

   • Znaczenie Bolt Upright, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     bolt upright definicja: 1. vertical and very straight: 2....

   • Translation English to Polish

     BOLT UPRIGHT translations: (prosto) jakby kij połknął ,...

   • Bolt Upright: Russian Translation

     bolt upright translations: прямо, вытянувшись в струнку ....

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     BOLT SOMETHING ON meaning: 1. to add an extra part or...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     bolt upright 의미, 정의, bolt upright의 정의: 1. vertical and very...

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   May 22, 2024 · If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight. When I pushed his door open, Trevor was sitting bolt upright in bed. See full dictionary entry for bolt

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   Precisely perpendicular, erect in carriage, as in She sat bolt upright in her pew. This expression was used in slightly different form by Chaucer in the late 1300s: “She was ... long as a mast and upright as a bolt” (The Miller's Tale).

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   May 21, 2024 · Definition of 'bolt upright' bolt upright. phrase. If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight. When I pushed his door open, Trevor was sitting bolt upright in bed. See full dictionary entry for bolt. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Precisely perpendicular, erect in carriage, as in She sat bolt upright in her pew . This expression was used in slightly different form by Chaucer in the late 1300s: “She was ... long as a mast and upright as a bolt” ( The Miller's Tale ).

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   Definitions of 'bolt upright' If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight. [...] More. Examples of 'bolt upright' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more.

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