to bolt
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7.5
- verb
- /boʊlt/
- Specialized
:
enrollar
- Each hold, bolted to the artificial climbing wall surface, has its own shape and configuration.
Examples
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The body panels are bolted onto the chassis to give the truck its customized finish.
Academic text (2013) -
The Porta Tank is a bolted steel, membrane-lined tank that is used for permanent or temporary above-ground storage.
Academic text (1998) -
Norman, bolt up the motion control system please.
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No, bolt it, actually, with long bolts.
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Hide anything that is not bolted down.
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Get everything off that deck that ain't bolted down.
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The tailor will bolt the fabric into long lengths for the next order.
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The store offers a variety of colors when you bolt the rolls of wallpaper.
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We need to bolt these pieces of material together for the exhibition display.
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
12
3.9
A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains
9
2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
- Specialized
1
6.7
A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole
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2.0
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
- US
1
6.7
A heavy screw with a large head that joins wood pieces when you turn it with a wrench
- Specialized
1
6.9
A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items
- Jargon
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
- Specialized
A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick
- Specialized
A metal rod with a square or six-sided head and threads that you turn with a wrench
- Specialized
A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together
Surface Forms
Etymology
To bolt fabric means to roll it into a long, flat bundle for sale, and this action gave the noun 'bolt' for the roll itself. So the verb comes from making the material into a 'bolt' or roll.