bolt upright

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bolt \Bolt\, adv.
   In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
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         [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon.
                                                  --Thackeray.
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   {Bolt upright}.
   (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up;
       unbendingly erect. --Addison.
   (b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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