Definition of bolt

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Bolt (v. i.) 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..

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Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part..
Tubbing :: Tubbing (n.) A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine; especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety..
Buolt :: Buolt (n.) Corrupted form Bolt.
Graham Bread :: Graham bread () Bread made of unbolted wheat flour.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) A sudden flight, as to escape creditors..
Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A kingbolt of a wagon.
Countersink :: Countersink (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt..
Bolter :: Bolter (n.) A kind of fishing line. See Boulter.
Bolter :: Bolter (n.) One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party.
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter..
Bit :: Bit (v.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..
Searcer :: Searcer (n.) One who sifts or bolts.
Boltsprit :: Boltsprit (n.) See Bowsprit.
Graft :: Graft (n.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) A belemnite, or thunderstone..
Dread-bolted :: Dread-bolted (a.) Armed with dreaded bolts.
Washer :: Washer (n.) A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc..
Vireton :: Vireton (n.) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
Pumpernickel :: Pumpernickel (n.) A sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing..
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