bolt

Noun

bolt (plural bolts)

1. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body, partially or completely threaded, and a larger head; it is inserted into an unthreaded hole (unlike a screw) up to the head, and a nut is threaded on the other end.
2. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
3. A bar of wood or metal dropped in hooks on a door and adjoining walls, or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
4. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a round in a gun.
5. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult, especially a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow.
6. A lightning spark, i.e. lightning bolt: a bolt from the blue.
7. A large roll of material, e.g. fabric: a bolt of cloth.
8. (nautical) The standard measurement of length of canvas for use at sea; 39 yards

4 letters in word "bolt": B L O T.

Anagrams of bolt:

• blot

Words found within bolt:

bo bot lo lob lot ob to

• Definitions:
• thunderbolt: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat" a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key swallow hastily dash: the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" abscond: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length run off: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" gobble: eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" rigidly: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright" a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) bang: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
• Bolt is a social website.
• A bolt is a mechanical part of a firearm that blocks the rear of the chamber while the powder burns.
• In climbing, a bolt is a permanent anchor fixed into a hole drilled in the rock, usually consisting of a glued in or expansion bolt.
• Bolt is a DC Comics small time supervillain with the powers of teleportation and energy blasts. He first appears in Blue Devil #6 in battle with Blue Devil and The Trickster.
• Veering abruptly from straight course.
• A bolt of fabric is usually rolled around a flat piece of cardboard or other inner core. It can also be flat folded which means it is actually reefed into a flat bundle. A bolt is usually 50 to 60 yards of fabric.
• the tendency of cool-season plants to grow rapidly and produce seeds when exposed to warm temperatures.
• The growth of a plant too quickly to flower at the expense of good overall development.
• An anchor point consisting of a metal shaft that is placed in a drilled hole and is held there by either friction or epoxy; an accompanying hanger provides an attachment point, strongest when loaded perpendicular to the shaft
• A continuous roll of wallpaper, packaged as one unit. It contains a quantity of paper equivalent to two single rolls of paper.
• To initiate the growth of flower structures.
• a short piece of pulpwood; a short log
• A bolt is the term used for a threaded fastener, with a head, designed to be used in conjunction with a nut.
• A short log or section cut from a log less than 8 feet long. A pulpwood bolt measures 5 feet 3 inches.
• Literally a stout metal bolt drilled into the rock to provide permanent anchorage and/or protection for climbers. It is often provided with a hanger, an eyelet to which a karabiner can attach.
• A short piece of round or part-round wood usually less than 8 feet.
• A short arrow used in a crossbow.
• A threaded nut or bolt which can be tightened by hand, usually in the form of a knob with a gripable (knurled) surface, or with protrusions (wings).
• 1. A steel anchor (permanently) inserted in a hole drilled in the rock. A carrot bolt requires a bolt plate; ring-bolts and U-bolts do not. 2. To insert bolts in a climb.
• A timber measurement term for a tree section that is 8 feet in length, also known as a half-log.
• A device usually made from brass or steel used to secure a door or gate to its frame.
• instead of producing the vegetable desired, the plant ‘bolts’ into maturity, flowers, & produces seed during the summer instead of the normal root.
• Short log or square timber commonly 8 feet long. Borrowpit
• Literally a bolt drilled into the rock face.
• The part of a lock or latch which provides the fastening or engagement by protruding from the case or forend to engage in the staple, striking plate, link, shackle or other member.
• The folds which occur at head and foredge when a sheet is folded into a section. These are usually trimmed, but you may still find older books for sale with untrimmed edges.
• A roll of fabric or wallcovering of a given length.
• The locking and cartridge-supporting mechanism of a firearm that operates in line with the axis of the bore. It contains the firing pin, firing pin spring, extractor(s) and sometimes the ejector.
• To produce erect, elongate stems from a basal rosette; often associated with winter annual or biennal species that have rapidly elongating, erect flowering stems.

• bolsters ←
• bolsterings ←
• bolstering ←
• bolt
• → bolted
• → bolter
• → boltered