bolt

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɒlt/, /bəʊlt/, [bɔʊɫt] (US) IPA(key): /boʊlt/ Rhymes: -əʊlt, -ɒlt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bolt, from Old English bolt, from Proto-West Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeld- (“to knock, strike”). Compare Lithuanian beldu (“I knock”), baldas (“pole for striking”). Akin to Dutch and West Frisian bout, German Bolz or Bolzen, Danish bolt, Swedish bult, Icelandic bolti. The association of thunder and lightning with 'bolts' is found back into prehistory in many cultures, at least in Eurasia. It comes from the long-standing widespread belief that lightning was caused by bolts, darts, or stones hurtling down from the sky to the earth. This belief was still regarded as commonplace until at least 1929. ==== Noun ==== bolt (plural bolts) A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. Latch-related senses A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc). A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth. (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards. Senses involving sudden movement A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult. A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. (See thunderbolt.) A sudden event, action or emotion. A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors. (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party. A burst of speed or efficiency. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Irish: bolta → Japanese: ボルト (boruto) → Maltese: bolt → Russian: болт (bolt)→ Azerbaijani: bolt→ Ingrian: boltta → Scottish Gaelic: bolta ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== Verb ==== bolt (third-person singular simple present bolts, present participle bolting, simple past and past participle bolted) (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. (transitive, figurative) To affix in a crude or unnatural manner. (transitive) To secure a door by locking or barring it. (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly. (intransitive) To escape. (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted). To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt. (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed. (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it. (transitive) To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink. (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== bolt (not comparable) Suddenly; straight; unbendingly. ===== Derived terms ===== bolt upright ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bulten, from Anglo-Norman buleter, Old French bulter (modern French bluter), from a Germanic source originally meaning "bag, pouch" cognate with Middle High German biuteln (“to sift”), from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”). Cognate with Dutch buidel. ==== Verb ==== bolt (third-person singular simple present bolts, present participle bolting, simple past and past participle bolted) To sift, especially through a cloth. To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour. To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means. (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. ===== Derived terms ===== bolt to the bran unbolted ==== Noun ==== bolt (plural bolts) A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. ==== References ==== “bolt”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === blot, Tbol, blót, TBol == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian болт (bolt), from English bolt. === Noun === bolt (definite accusative boltu, plural boltlar) bolt, screw ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “bolt” in Obastan.com. == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʌlˀd̥] Homophone: bold === Etymology 1 === From Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic *bolt. ==== Noun ==== bolt c (singular definite bolten, plural indefinite bolte) a bolt (threaded) ===== Derived terms ===== bolte (verb) ===== Related terms ===== skrue (screw or bolt) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bolt imperative of bolte == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian volta (“vault”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbolt] Rhymes: -olt === Noun === bolt (plural boltok) shop (GB), store (US) (especially applied to relatively small shops in the countryside) Synonyms: üzlet, áruház, kereskedés, (mostly in compounds) árus Hyponyms: ábécé, butik, cukrászda, diszkont, étterem, gyógyszertár, kávézó, kocsma, közért, papír-írószer, pékség, piac, pláza, presszó, szalon (as a second element in compounds), teázó, trafik, újságos, vendéglő, zöldséges (folksy) synonym of élelmiszerbolt, közért (“grocery store”). (informal) deal (a particular instance of trading [buying or selling; exchanging; bartering]; a transaction) vault (arched ceiling) Synonyms: boltozat, boltív, bolthajtás ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (Note: Most compounds with üzlet as an affix in the sense ’shop/store’ can be expressed with bolt.) === Further reading === (vault): bolt in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. (shop, store): bolt in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. bolt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bolt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔlt/ Rhymes: -ɔlt === Noun === bolt m (plural boltijiet) bolt (metal fastener) ==== Related terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Norwegian boltr, from Low German bolt. ==== Noun ==== bolt m (definite singular bolten, indefinite plural bolter, definite plural boltene) a bolt (threaded) ===== Derived terms ===== bolte (verb) ===== Related terms ===== skrue (screw or bolt) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bolt imperative of bolte === References === “bolt” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Norwegian boltr, from Middle Low German bolte. === Noun === bolt m (definite singular bolten, indefinite plural boltar, definite plural boltane) a bolt (threaded) ==== Derived terms ==== bolte (verb) ==== Related terms ==== skrue (screw or bolt) === References === “bolt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *bolt. Compare Lithuanian beldu (“I knock”), baldas (“pole for striking”). Akin to Dutch bout, German Bolz or Bolzen, Danish bolt, Icelandic bolti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bolt/, [boɫt] === Noun === bolt m bolt ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bolt English: bolt→ Irish: bolta→ Japanese: ボルト (boruto)→ Maltese: bolt→ Russian: болт (bolt)→ Azerbaijani: bolt→ Ingrian: boltta→ Scottish Gaelic: bolta → Welsh: bollt === References ===