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shot one's bolt

shot one's bolt is the simple past and past participle 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 shot one's bolt

What is shot one's bolt the simple past and past participle of?
Shot one's bolt is the simple past and past participle of shoot one's bolt.

Words near shot one's bolt in the dictionary

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

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