Definition of bolt

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Bolt (v. i.) A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt..

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Heck :: Heck (n.) The bolt or latch of a door.
Boltonite :: Boltonite (n.) A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out..
Bolter :: Bolter (n.) One who bolts; esp.: (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside. (b) A man who breaks away from his party.
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..
Birdbolt :: Birdbolt (n.) Anything which smites without penetrating.
Countersink :: Countersink (v. t.) To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw..
Countersunk :: Countersunk (p. p. & a.) Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law..
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) Lightning; a thunderbolt.
Start :: Start (v. t.) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel..
Bibbs :: Bibbs (n. pl.) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
Double-lock :: Double-lock (v. t.) To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security.
Meal :: Meal (n.) Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse..
Bolt :: 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..
Snipebill :: Snipebill (n.) A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle.
Eyebolt :: Eyebolt (n.) A bolt which a looped head, or an opening in the head..
Wringstaff :: Wringstaff (n.) A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.
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..
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards..
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