Bolt
noun
A long metal piece with a head that is used to join things together tightly.
I need a bolt to fasten this table together.
Often appears as...
- loosen a bolt
- tighten a bolt
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To run away very fast as if frightened.
The thief bolted as soon as he saw the police.
Often appears as...
- bolt from the room
- bolt out the door
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A flash of lightning that looks like a white line across the sky.
A bolt of lightning lit up the dark night.
Often appears as...
- bolt of lightning
- thunder and bolt
verb
To eat food very quickly.
He was so hungry that he bolted his meal.
Often appears as...
- bolt food
- bolt a meal
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a fixed length.
She bought a bolt of silk to make a dress.
Often appears as...
- bolt of fabric
- bolt of cloth
verb
To secure a door or window.
Make sure to bolt the doors before you leave.
Often appears as...
- bolt the door
- bolt a window
noun
A long metal piece with a head that is used to join things together tightly.
I need a bolt to fasten this table together.
Often appears as...
- loosen a bolt
- tighten a bolt
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To run away very fast as if frightened.
The thief bolted as soon as he saw the police.
Often appears as...
- bolt from the room
- bolt out the door
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A flash of lightning that looks like a white line across the sky.
A bolt of lightning lit up the dark night.
Often appears as...
- bolt of lightning
- thunder and bolt
verb
To eat food very quickly.
He was so hungry that he bolted his meal.
Often appears as...
- bolt food
- bolt a meal
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A roll of cloth or wallpaper of a fixed length.
She bought a bolt of silk to make a dress.
Often appears as...
- bolt of fabric
- bolt of cloth
verb
To secure a door or window.
Make sure to bolt the doors before you leave.
Often appears as...
- bolt the door
- bolt a window
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Mechanical Context
Used often in construction, mechanics, or DIY conversations.
Can you pass me the bolt for this shelf?
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Screw
'Bolt' is similar to 'screw,' but requires a nut to fasten, unlike screws.
This assembly needs four bolts and nuts.
Pro Tip 1/2Mechanical Context
Used often in construction, mechanics, or DIY conversations.
Can you pass me the bolt for this shelf?
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Screw
'Bolt' is similar to 'screw,' but requires a nut to fasten, unlike screws.
This assembly needs four bolts and nuts.
Pro Tip 1/2Mechanical Context
Used often in construction, mechanics, or DIY conversations.
Can you pass me the bolt for this shelf?
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Screw
'Bolt' is similar to 'screw,' but requires a nut to fasten, unlike screws.
This assembly needs four bolts and nuts.
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Video examples
The danger of silence PIPE...
I couldn't use my locker for weeks because the bolt on the lock reminded me of the one I had put on my lips when the homeless man on the corner looked at me with eyes up merely searching for an affirmation that he was worth seeing. I was more concerned with touching the screen on my Apple than actually feeding him one. When the woman at the fundraising gala said "I'm so proud of you.
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Bolts of Despair PIPE...
I damage them right now I can't let that stop me I know there's gold in there and I don't care what I have to do to get it I am not liking life I'm not liking this project there's not much I'm liking right now I've been wanting to do this for so long and I can't believe that it's bolts that are keeping me from my dream
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The Call of the Land:...
takes you for a ride because the farm decides when you can take the day off like when it's raining or the farm decides how quickly something's going to bolt or how well it's going to Germany like you can help play into those factors but you have to just let it go it doesn't really even feel like you're
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The myth of the moon...
to help him stop them. Sensing danger, the moon goddess jumped from the canoe into the water below and transformed into a crab. But the storm god had already thrown a lightning bolt, which hit the crab and pierced her through her heart, killing her.
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Re-envision what it...
and this was the end of my running career I was devastated this was the destruction of my dream I mean I had to draw a picture of what I was going to do with my life that would have been a skinny black girl with corner of lightning bolts preparing
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Capturing the Birth of a...
birth may provide answers high-speed cameras can shoot up to thousands of frames per second but even these cameras miss the instant of a lightning bolts creation Tim has one of the only cameras in the world fast enough to capture this
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The Greek myth of Talos,...
she claimed that she could make Talos immortal in exchange for removing the bolt. Medea's promise resonated deep within his core. Unaware of his own mechanical nature, and human enough to long for eternal life, Talos agreed.
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How we'll become cyborgs...
Here, you can see my 24 sensors, six microprocessors and muscle-tendon-like actuators. I'm basically a bunch of nuts and bolts from the knee down. But with this advanced bionic technology, I can skip, dance and run.
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein.
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
just bolt as far as the eye can see into the distance our route takes us in some pretty rough terrain
Video examples
The danger of silence PIPE...
I couldn't use my locker for weeks because the bolt on the lock reminded me of the one I had put on my lips when the homeless man on the corner looked at me with eyes up merely searching for an affirmation that he was worth seeing. I was more concerned with touching the screen on my Apple than actually feeding him one. When the woman at the fundraising gala said "I'm so proud of you.
Video examples
Bolts of Despair PIPE...
I damage them right now I can't let that stop me I know there's gold in there and I don't care what I have to do to get it I am not liking life I'm not liking this project there's not much I'm liking right now I've been wanting to do this for so long and I can't believe that it's bolts that are keeping me from my dream
Video examples
The Call of the Land:...
takes you for a ride because the farm decides when you can take the day off like when it's raining or the farm decides how quickly something's going to bolt or how well it's going to Germany like you can help play into those factors but you have to just let it go it doesn't really even feel like you're
Video examples
The myth of the moon...
to help him stop them. Sensing danger, the moon goddess jumped from the canoe into the water below and transformed into a crab. But the storm god had already thrown a lightning bolt, which hit the crab and pierced her through her heart, killing her.
Video examples
Re-envision what it...
and this was the end of my running career I was devastated this was the destruction of my dream I mean I had to draw a picture of what I was going to do with my life that would have been a skinny black girl with corner of lightning bolts preparing
Video examples
Capturing the Birth of a...
birth may provide answers high-speed cameras can shoot up to thousands of frames per second but even these cameras miss the instant of a lightning bolts creation Tim has one of the only cameras in the world fast enough to capture this
Video examples
The Greek myth of Talos,...
she claimed that she could make Talos immortal in exchange for removing the bolt. Medea's promise resonated deep within his core. Unaware of his own mechanical nature, and human enough to long for eternal life, Talos agreed.
Video examples
How we'll become cyborgs...
Here, you can see my 24 sensors, six microprocessors and muscle-tendon-like actuators. I'm basically a bunch of nuts and bolts from the knee down. But with this advanced bionic technology, I can skip, dance and run.
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein.
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
just bolt as far as the eye can see into the distance our route takes us in some pretty rough terrain
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Guy Gavriel Kay
Canadian Author
The very best way I can make any reader believe in the nuts and bolts of an art form... is to know the mechanics, to make the characters grounded in convincing detail.
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Sissy Spacek
American Actress
I connect with just plain old everyday people. Human behavior fascinates me, the people who are the nuts and bolts of this country who help hold up the world.
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Rachel Platten
American Musician
When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.
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Robert Green
English Athlete
You take records with a pinch of salt. Take Usain Bolt: someone will be quicker than him one day. These things aren't important.
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Chuck Feeney
American Businessman
I was raised as a Catholic, but I got up to go to church because I thought I'd be hit by a bolt of lightning if I didn't.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Jody Watley
American Musician
Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
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Mary Gauthier
American Musician
A song is an emotional lightning bolt - a good one, anyway.
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John Lithgow
American Actor
I don't deal with the nuts and bolts of life.
Quote examples
Guy Gavriel Kay
Canadian Author
The very best way I can make any reader believe in the nuts and bolts of an art form... is to know the mechanics, to make the characters grounded in convincing detail.
Quote examples
Sissy Spacek
American Actress
I connect with just plain old everyday people. Human behavior fascinates me, the people who are the nuts and bolts of this country who help hold up the world.
Quote examples
Rachel Platten
American Musician
When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.
Quote examples
Robert Green
English Athlete
You take records with a pinch of salt. Take Usain Bolt: someone will be quicker than him one day. These things aren't important.
Quote examples
Chuck Feeney
American Businessman
I was raised as a Catholic, but I got up to go to church because I thought I'd be hit by a bolt of lightning if I didn't.
Quote examples
Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
Quote examples
Jody Watley
American Musician
Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
Quote examples
Mary Gauthier
American Musician
A song is an emotional lightning bolt - a good one, anyway.
Quote examples
John Lithgow
American Actor
I don't deal with the nuts and bolts of life.
Example 1 of 10
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