Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolt to the bran

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: bolt -to the bran
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This boults the matter fairly to the bran."
"The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran."

Etymology

See bolt (“sieve”).

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bolts to the bran (present, singular) bolting to the bran (participle, present) bolted to the bran (participle, past) bolted to the bran (past)

Questions

What does bolt to the bran mean?: To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.
Where does bolt to the bran come from?: See bolt (“sieve”).

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