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to bolt

to bolt

7.5
To roll fabric into a long piece for sale
  • verb
  • /boʊlt/
  • Specialized
: enrollar
  • Each hold, bolted to the artificial climbing wall surface, has its own shape and configuration.

Examples

  • 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.

  • No, bolt it, actually, with long bolts.

  • Hide anything that is not bolted down.

  • Get everything off that deck that ain't bolted down.

  • The tailor will bolt the fabric into long lengths for the next order.

  • The store offers a variety of colors when you bolt the rolls of wallpaper.

  • We need to bolt these pieces of material together for the exhibition display.

Antonyms

13 2.0

To spread out something like a carpet or map that was wrapped up

Idioms

3 6.5

A sudden event that shocks people and is not expected

1 6.3

Very suddenly and without warning

To feel sudden shock or surprise

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

1 8.6

To use up all your energy or chances so none remain

8.8

To use up all your energy or chances

Phrasal Verbs

to bolt out
  • Informal
7 4.9

Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared

to bolt from
  • Informal
7 5.8

To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly

To slide a metal bar across a door to keep it closed

to bolt down
  • Informal
1 6.1

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

to bolt down
  • Informal
1 3.7

To eat or drink very quickly, often without chewing

Compounds

15 3.9

A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains

A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder

5 2.0

Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing

carriage bolt
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole

toggle bolt
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items

1 8.6

A hole an animal runs into to hide from danger

1 6.7

A heavy screw with a large head that joins wood pieces when you turn it with a wrench

1 4.2

A metal bar you slide to lock and unlock a door or gate

1 9.9

A large ancient weapon that shoots heavy arrows or stones during war

stove bolt
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together

1 4.8

An extra product you add to an existing system to give it new features

1 4.5

A metal bar on a door that you lock from inside to stop people entering

machine bolt
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A metal rod with a square or six-sided head and threads that you turn with a wrench

expansion bolt
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick

1 5.1

A metal bar you move to lock a door or gate

6.3

An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better

Surface Forms

bolt infinitive
bolted past
bolted past participle
bolting present participle
bolts third person singular

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.