Dictionary Definition
bolt
Noun
1 a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
[syn: thunderbolt,
bolt of
lightning]
2 a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that
ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the
breech
3 the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn
with a key [syn: deadbolt]
4 the act of moving with great haste; "he made a
dash for the door" [syn: dash]
5 a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite
length
6 a screw that screws into a nut to form a
fastener
7 a sudden abandonment (as from a political
party) adv
Verb
1 move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her
seat"
2 secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"
[ant: unbolt]
3 swallow hastily
4 run away; usually includes taking something or
somebody along [syn: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off]
5 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" [syn: run off, run out, bolt out,
beetle
off]
6 eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt
your food!" [syn: gobble]
7 make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bultas, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European base *bheld- "to knock, strike".Pronunciation
- IPA: /bolt/
- Rhymes: -əʊlt
Noun
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body, partially or completely threaded, and a larger head. Unlike a screw, it can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut threaded on the other end.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- 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.
- A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a round in a gun.
- A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult, especially a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow.
- A lightning spark, i.e. lightning bolt: a bolt from the blue.
- A large roll of material, e.g. fabric: a bolt of cloth.
- The standard measurement of length of canvas for use at sea; 39 yards
Derived terms
Translations
metal fastener
- Chinese tradtional/simplified: 拴緊, 拴緊 (shuān jǐn)
- Czech: šroub
- Finnish: pultti
- French: boulon
- German: Schraube
- Hebrew: בורג (boreg)
- Hungarian: csavar
- Norwegian: bolt
- Serbian: reza, prevornica
- Spanish: tornillo
sliding pin or bar in a lock
bar to prevent a door from being forced open
sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a
round in a gun
- Chinese traditional/simplified: 螺栓, 螺栓 (luó shuān)
- Finnish: lukko
- Norwegian: sluttstykke
- Serbian: zatvarač
short, stout, blunt-headed arrow
lightning spark
large roll of material
standard measure of length of canvas
Verb
Translations
to connect pieces using a bolt
- Finnish: pultata
- Hebrew: להבריג (le'havryg)
to secure a door
- Finnish: teljetä, salvata
to accelerate suddenly
- Finnish: rynnätä
to escape
- Finnish: karata, paeta
of a plant, to grow quickly
- Finnish: venähtää
Hungarian
Etymology
From Italian voltaNoun
hu-noun okExtensive Definition
Bolt may refer to:
Fasteners
- A cap screw, as used in a bolted joint
- Bolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock climbing
- Deadbolt, a kind of locking mechanism
- Screw, a cylindrical threaded fastener
- Several fasteners used in boat building
Comics
- Bolt (DC Comics), a supervillain in the DC Comics universe
- Chris Bradley (comics), a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe
- Starbolt, a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard in the Marvel Comics universe
Weaponry
- Bolt (firearm), a mechanism used in firearms
- Quarrel, ammunition used in a crossbow
Other meanings
- Robert Bolt, a 20th century English playwright and Oscar winning screenwriter
- Bolt (website)
- Bolt (1994 film)
- Bolt (2008 film), a 2008 film starring John Travolta, Miley Cyrus and Susie Essman
- Bolting, the early growth of a flowering stalk in a crop plant
- BOLTSS, an acronym related to mapmaking
- Thunderbolt, a discharge of lightning
- Cedar bolt, or redcedar bolt, a chunk of wood used to create roof shingles
- San Diego Chargers, an American football team
- A currency unit in the Ratchet & Clank series of video games
- Bolt (1986), a book by Dick Francis
- Bolt (horse), the term used when a horse runs away, usually when being ridden.
- 'A bolt from the blue' (a proverb which means a sudden & unexpected shock).
See also
bolt in Danish: Bolt
bolt in German: Bolzen
bolt in Japanese: ボルト
bolt in Russian: Болт (значения)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
AWOL,
French leave, Irish confetti, Jupiter Fulgur, Thor, abscond, absence without leave,
absquatulate,
absquatulation,
apostacize, apostasy, apostatize, arrow, arrowhead, articulate, assort, attach, backsliding, bale, ball lightning, bang, bar, barb, barricade, barrier, batten, batten down, beat a
retreat, betray, betrayal, bindle, blat, block, block up, blockade, blow, blurt out, bobtailed arrow,
boil, bola, bolt down, bolt of lightning,
bolt upright, bomb,
bombshell, boomerang, bouquet, break away, breakaway, brickbat, buckle, budget, bundle, burn out, butt, button, button up, career, catch, categorize, chain lightning,
change sides, charge,
chase, chested arrow,
chock, choke, choke off, clap, clarify, clasp, classify, clear, clear out, cleat, clip, close, close off, close tight,
close up, cloth yard shaft, coil, collate, connect, constrict, contain, contract, cordon, cordon off, countermissile, cover, cram, crowd, cry out, cull out, cut and
run, dark lightning, dart,
dash, dash off, debar, decamp, decampment, deck, decrassify, defect, defection, depart, depurate, dereliction, desert, deserter, desertion, devour, disappearance,
disappearing act, disloyalty, distill, divide, dog, dovetail, edulcorate, ejaculate, elope, elopement, elute, engorge, erect, escape, essentialize, exit, extract, eye-opener, fagot, faithlessness, fall away,
fall off, fardel,
fasces, fascine, fasten, filter, filtrate, fireball, firebolt, fix, flee, flight, fling, fly, flying flame, fold, fold up, forked lightning,
fugitate, fugitation, fulguration, fulmination, ghettoize, gluttonize, go AWOL, go over,
gobble, going over,
gorge, gormandize, gradate, grade, group, gulp, gulp down, guttle, guzzle, hasp, haste, hasten, hasty retreat, hegira, hie, hinge, hitch, hook, hump, hump it, hurry, hurtle, ingurgitate, insulate, jam, joint, jump, jump bail, keep apart, keep
aside, key, lash, latch, lay aside, leach, length, let down, levant, levin bolt, lightning, live to eat,
lixiviate, lock, lock out, lock up, make
haste, make off, missile, miter, mortise, nail, nosegay, oak-cleaving
thunderbolts, obstruct,
occlude, pack, package, packet, padlock, parcel, part, peg, percolate, pick out, piece, pin, plumb, poop out, portion, post, posy, projectile, pull out,
purify, put aside,
quarantine, quarrel, quick exit, quiver, rabbet, race, rank, rat, ratting, raven, recidivation, recidivism, recreancy, rectify, reed, refine, revelation, riddle, rigidly, rivet, rock, rocket, rod, roll, rouleau, run, run away, run away from, run
away with, run for it, run off, run out on, running away, rush, scamper, scarf, schism, scoot, scour, scram, scramble, scramming, screen, screw, scud, scurry, scuttle, seal, seal off, seal up, secede, secession, seclude, secure, segregate, sell out, separate, set apart, set aside,
sew, shaft, sheaf, sheet lightning, shock, shocker, shoot, show the heels, shut, shut off, shut out, shut the
door, shut tight, shut up, sieve, sift, size, skedaddle, skedaddling, skewer, skip, skip out, slam, slip the cable, slop, slosh, snap, sort, sort out, spiritualize, spring, squeeze, squeeze shut, staple, startle, step on it, stick, stiffly, stifle, stitch, stone, stop up, straight, strain, strangle, strangulate, strip, stroke of lightning,
stuff, sublimate, sublime, subordinate, suffocate, surprise, swallow whole,
switch, switch over,
tack, take French leave,
take flight, take to flight, take wing, tear, thrash, thresh, throw stick,
throwing-stick, thunderball, thunderbolt, thunderstroke, toggle, torpedo, treason, truss, try, turn cloak, turn tail, turning
traitor, volley, waddy, walkout, wedge, winnow, wolf, wolf down, zip up, zipper