- bolt upright
- in a position where you are sitting up with your back very straight.
He woke to see her sitting bolt upright beside him and wondered what was the matter.
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bolt upright
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Bolt upright — Bolt Bolt, adv. In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. [1913 Webster] [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] {Bolt upright}. (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bolt upright — ► bolt upright with the back very straight. Main Entry: ↑bolt … English terms dictionary
bolt upright — STRAIGHT, rigidly, stiffly. → bolt * * * bolt upright Upright, and straight as an arrow • • • Main Entry: ↑bolt * * * bolt upright phrase with your back very straight Iris sat bolt upright in her seat throughout the interview. Thesaurus: in a… … Useful english dictionary
Bolt Upright — Infobox musical artist Name = Bolt Upright Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Hollywood, CA Genre = Alternative metal, Rapcore Years active = Label = Sony 550 Music Associated acts = URL = Current members =… … Wikipedia
bolt upright — adv. Bolt upright is used with these verbs: ↑sit … Collocations dictionary
bolt upright — in Scene 2, the corpse is supposed to sit suddenly bolt upright Syn: straight, rigidly, stiffly Ant: slouching … Thesaurus of popular words
bolt upright — with your back very straight Iris sat bolt upright in her seat throughout the interview … English dictionary
bolt upright — idi stiffly or rigidly straight: to sit bolt upright[/ex] … From formal English to slang
bolt upright-ness — see bolt adv … Useful english dictionary
bolt-upright — a. Perpendicular, quite upright … New dictionary of synonyms
