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In the question below, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, labeled A to E. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
BOLT (CAT 2004)
Options:
A .  The shopkeeper showed us a bolt of fine silk.
B .  As he could not move, he made a bolt for the gate.                  
C .  Could you please bolt the door?
D .  The thief was arrested before he could bolt from the scene of the crime.
Answer: Option B
:
B
Option: (b)
The word 'bolt' has been used correctly in choices (a), (c) and (d). A 'bolt of silk' refers to silk wound around a long metal tube. 'Bolt' as used in option (d) means 'to escape'. However the usage is inappropriate in choice (b). 'Bolt' means to 'make a dash for'; a person cannot make a bolt for the gate when he is unable to move.

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