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shoots one's bolt

shoots one's bolt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's bolt.

Meaning of shoot one's bolt

Verb

shoot one's bolt (third-person singular simple present shoots one's bolt, present participle shooting one's bolt, simple past and past participle shot one's bolt)

  1. (idiomatic) To use up one's resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored.
    • We were playing checkers and, although I'd started off well, I seemed to have shot my bolt too soon.
  2. (slang) Of a male, to ejaculate.
    • ‘Holy-Jesus-fuckin’-Christ! I’m comin’! I’m shootin’ me bolt! I’m gonna fill ya twat with spoof!’1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 141

Questions about shoots one's bolt

What is shoots one's bolt the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots one's bolt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's bolt.

Words near shoots one's bolt in the dictionary

  1. shoots holes
  2. shoots off
  3. shoots off at the mouth
  4. shoots off one's mouth
  5. shoots one in the sink
  6. shoots one's bolt
  7. shoots one's cuffs
  8. shoots one's load
  9. shoots one's mouth off
  10. shoots one's shot
  11. shoots one's wad

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