Difference between Bolt and Dash

What is the difference between Bolt and Dash?

Bolt as a verb is to connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. while Dash as a verb is to run quickly or for a short distance.

Bolt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. To secure a door by locking or barring it. To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly. To escape. Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed. To swallow food without chewing it. To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink. To sift, especially through a cloth.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult, especially a short, stout arrow. A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. A sudden event. A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth. The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.

Example sentence: The champagne tastes the same if you're sitting bolt upright or sunk back into a sofa, so you might as well be upright, because you look better.

Dash

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Damn!

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).A short run.A small quantity of a liquid substance; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.A dashboard.One of the two symbols of Morse code.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To run quickly or for a short distance.To leave or depart.To destroy by striking (against).To throw violently.To sprinkle; to splatter.To ruin; to destroy.To dishearten; to sadden.To complete hastily, usually with down or off.

Example sentence: The season is a beast within itself. It's not the quickest race; it's a marathon. In the playoffs - if you're fortunate enough to make the playoffs - that's more like a dash. You have to concentrate on one opponent. When they're done, you have to concentrate on another one.

We hope you now know whether to use Bolt or Dash in your sentence.

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