bolt down



bolt something down

 
1. Lit. to fasten something down securely with bolts. Did anyone bolt the washing machine down? Someone should bolt down this washing machine.
2. Fig. to eat something too rapidly. Don't bolt your food down. She bolted down her dinner and ran out to play.
See also: bolt, down

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agataah-GAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)  Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian
BrendonBREN-dənEnglish
Tanu-Indian, Hindi
Benediktabe-ne-DIK-tahGerman
Vitaliya-Russian, Ukrainian
BÈRBERLimburgish