Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoot one's bolt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: shoot one's bolt
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use up one's resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored.

verb

Of a male, to ejaculate.

Slang

Example Sentences

"We were playing checkers and, although I'd started off well, I seemed to have shot my bolt too soon."
"The war situation was going from bad to worse. The Greek army, facing the Italians in Albania, had shot its bolt by spring. The Yugoslav revolution of April, for which SOE claimed some credit (our people had been there and post hoc, propter hoc), was followed by the prompt invasion of Yugoslavia and occupation of Greece."
"‘Holy-Jesus-fuckin’-Christ! I’m comin’! I’m shootin’ me bolt! I’m gonna fill ya twat with spoof!’"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

shoots one's bolt (present, singular) shooting one's bolt (participle, present) shot one's bolt (participle, past) shot one's bolt (past)

Synonyms

blow one's load shoot one's load shoot one's wad

Questions

What does shoot one's bolt mean?: To use up one's resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored.

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