bolt

bolt
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noun
1 for fastening things together
VERB + BOLT
tighten, tighten up
loosen
remove, undo, unscrew
PHRASES
nuts and bolts
2 for fastening a door
VERB + BOLT
draw back, pull back, slide back
push home, slide home

She closed the door quickly and pushed the bolts home.

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verb
ADVERB
firmly, securely

Make sure that the rails are securely bolted in place.

together

The two parts are bolted together.

PREPOSITION
to

The yacht's keel is bolted to the hull.

Bolt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse
Bolt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑door

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  • Bolt — usually refers to a type of fastener.Bolt may refer to:Fasteners* A cap screw, as used in a bolted joint * Screw, a cylindrical threaded fastener * Deadbolt, a kind of locking mechanism * Bolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock… …   Wikipedia

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  • bolt — ► NOUN 1) a long metal pin with a head that screws into a nut, used to fasten things together. 2) a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window. 3) the sliding piece of the breech mechanism of a rifle. 4) a short, heavy arrow shot… …   English terms dictionary

  • bolt — bolt1 [bōlt] n. [ME & OE, akin to Ger bolzen < IE base * bheld , to knock, strike] 1. a short, heavy, often blunt arrow shot from a crossbow 2. a flash of lightning; thunderbolt 3. a sudden dash or movement 4. a sliding bar for locking a door …   English World dictionary

  • Bolt — Bolt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bolted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bolting}.] 1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. [1913 Webster] I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments. Milton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bolt — (b[=o]lt; 110), v. i. 1. To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room. [1913 Webster] This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . . And oft out of a bush doth bolt. Drayton.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bolt — Bolt, Beranek y Newman Saltar a navegación, búsqueda BBN Technologies (originalmente Bolt, Beranek and Newman) es una empresa de alta tecnología que provee servicios de investigación y desarrollo. BBN está situada junto a Fresh Pond en Cambridge …   Wikipedia Español

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