Definition of bolt

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Bolt (v. i.) To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted..

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Bolter :: Bolter (n.) One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party.
Burbolt :: Burbolt (n.) A birdbolt.
Bolthead :: Bolthead (n.) The head of a bolt.
Bultel :: Bultel (n.) A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran..
Footrope :: Footrope (n.) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side..
Mugwump :: Mugwump (n.) A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law..
Transom :: Transom (n.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer..
Wrain-bolt :: Wrain-bolt (n.) Same as Wringbolt.
Blood-boltered :: Blood-boltered (a.) Having the hair matted with clotted blood.
Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork..
Double-lock :: Double-lock (v. t.) To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security.
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.
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch..
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth..
Birdbolt :: Birdbolt (n.) A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
Unbar :: Unbar (v. t.) To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate..
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