Usage of "shoot the bolt"

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Usage of shoot the bolt in English

He fumbled some more until he had managed to shoot the bolt as well. 
 The drawing of the three 

Here is a mark, as if a knife had been thrust in to shoot the bolt.' 
 A Jacobite Exile / Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in... 

Yet it would be well to shoot the bolt in yonder door when one is in strange quarters. 
 The White Company 

But before you begin I will shoot the bolt a little, as if it had caught by accident. 
 Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War 

Mari came with our shawls, and we hastened away, hearing her shoot the bolt of the door behind us. 
 The Morgesons: A Novel 

Then very deliberately he shot the bolts and turned the great key. 
 Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch 

She shot the bolt on the door and crossed to the table. 
 The Great Book of Amber 

Then tip-toeing to the door, he noiselessly shot the bolt in the lock. 
 The Pit Prop Syndicate 

They closed, locked, shot the bolts and fastened the chain of the door. 
 One of Our Conquerors — Volume 3 

Quickly I shot the bolts and unlocked it with my master-key. 
 The Wanderer's Necklace 

So saying, she closed the door behind him, and again shot the bolt. 
 Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War 

Then he shot the bolt back and rose to his feet. 
 The Master Mystery 

She went across to the pantry, shot the bolt back, and stepped inside. 
 The Shining 

He reached his goal, shot the bolt, and turned, leaning against the door. 
 The Forest Lovers 

I shot the bolt too, and I don't think they can get out. 
 Christmas with Grandma Elsie 

The old man's smile slipped as the thug shot the bolts. 
 Stonewielder 

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Meanings of shoot the bolt in English