Bolo

/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/ · noun

Meaning

A long, heavy, single-edged machete..

Definitions by Sense

1. A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
2. (attributive) A type of punch; an uppercut.
3. (transitive) To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife.
4. A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
5. To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
6. A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
7. (transitive, nonce word) To dress (somebody) in a bolo.
8. (US law enforcement) A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect.

Example Sentences

He jerked me off balance and the hand with the brass knucks came around in a looping bolo punch.

"In the first place," began Drina, "you are to lie down flat on the floor and creep about and show us how the Moros wriggle through the grass to bolo our sentinels." […] Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.

Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.

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Word Forms

• bolos
• boloing
• boloed
• BOLO

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