What is "bolt"

Bolt \Bolt\, adv. In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. --Thackeray. Bolt upright.

1. Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect.
   --Addison.

2. On the back at full length. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

Bolt \Bolt\, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D. bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.]

1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart.

   Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts.
   --Sir W. Scott.

   A fool's bolt is soon shot.
   --Shak.

2. Lightning; a thunderbolt.

3. A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or hold something in place, often having a head at one end and screw thread cut upon the other end.

4. A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key.

5. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. [Obs.]

   Away with him to prison! lay bolts enough upon him.
   --Shak.

6. A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards.

7. A bundle, as of oziers.

   Bolt auger, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes for the bolts used by shipwrights.

   Bolt and nut, a metallic pin with a head formed upon one end, and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread cut upon the other end. See B, C, and D, in illust. above.

   Note: See Tap bolt, Screw bolt, and Stud bolt.

Bolt \Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolting.]

1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.

2. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.

   I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments.
   --Milton.

3. To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food; often used with down.

4. (U. S. Politics) To refuse to support, as a nomination made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus in which one has taken part.

5. (Sporting) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge, as conies, rabbits, etc.

6. To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.

   Let tenfold iron bolt my door.
   --Langhorn.

   Which shackles accidents and bolts up change.
   --Shak.

Bolt \Bolt\ (b[=o]lt; 110), v. i.

1. 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.

   This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . . And oft out of a bush doth bolt.
   --Drayton.

2. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.

   His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads.
   --Milton.

3. To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as, the horse bolted.

4. (U.S. Politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

Bolt \Bolt\, n. [From Bolt, v. i.]

1. A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.

2. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.

   This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America -- or anywhere.
   --Compton Reade.

3. (U. S. Politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.

Bolt \Bolt\, n. A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
--B. Jonson.

Old English bolt "short, stout arrow with a heavy head;" also "crossbow for throwing bolts," from Proto-Germanic *bultas (cognates: Old Norse bolti, Danish bolt, Dutch bout, German Bolzen), perhaps from PIE root *bheld- "to knock, strike" (cognates: Lithuanian beldu "I knock," baldas "pole for striking").\n

\nApplied since Middle English to other short metal rods (especially those with knobbed ends). From the notion of an arrow's flight comes the lightning bolt (1530s). A bolt of canvas (c.1400) was so called for its shape. Adverbial phrase bolt upright is from late 14c.

from bolt (n.) in its various senses; from a crossbow arrow's quick flight comes the meaning "to spring, to make a quick start" (early 13c.). Via the notion of runaway horses, this came to mean "to leave suddenly" (early 19c.). Meaning "to gulp down food" is from 1794. The meaning "to secure by means of a bolt" is from 1580s. Related: Bolted; bolting.

Etymology 1 adv. Suddenly; straight; unbendingly. n. 1 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. 2 A slide pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. 3 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. 4 A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm. 5 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. 6 A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning ''bolt''. 7 A sudden event, action or emotion. 8 A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a ''bolt'' of cloth. 9 (context nautical English) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards. 10 A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside. 11 A sudden flight, as to escape creditors. 12 (context US politics English) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party. 13 An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. vb. 1 To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. 2 To secure a door by locking or barring it. 3 (context intransitive English) To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly. 4 (context transitive English) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted). 5 To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt. 6 (context intransitive English) To escape. 7 (context intransitive botany English) Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed. 8 To swallow food without chewing it. 9 To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink. 10 (context US politics English) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party. 11 To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. Etymology 2

n. A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. vb. 1 To sift, especially through a cloth. 2 To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour. 3 To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means. 4 (context legal English) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.

1. n. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn: thunderbolt, bolt of lightning]

2. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

3. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key [syn: deadbolt]

4. the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door" [syn: dash]

5. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

6. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

7. a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

1. adv. in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright" [syn: rigidly, stiffly]

2. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack]

3. v. move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"

4. secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" [ant: unbolt]

5. swallow hastily

6. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: abscond, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off]

7. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: run off, run out, bolt out, beetle off]

8. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" [syn: gobble]

9. make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"

Bolt or bolts may refer to:

In rock climbing, a bolt is a permanent anchor fixed into a hole drilled in the rock as a form of protection. Most bolts are either self-anchoring expansion bolts or fixed in place with liquid resin.

While bolts are commonplace in rock and gym climbing there is no universal vocabulary to describe them. Generally, a bolt hanger is a combination of a fixed bolt and a specialized stainless steel hanger designed to accept a carabiner, whereas in certain regions a bolt runner describes a hangerless bolt (where the climber must provide their own hanger bracket and lock nut).

A climbing rope is then clipped into the carabiner. Increasingly, quickdraws are employed between bolt hangers and the rope to reduce drag when ascending, belaying and rappelling.

Bolts are also used both in aid climbing to actively aid ascent and sport climbing as a backup to catch a fall, where resting on or using one's protection to aid ascent is regarded as poor form.

Bolt is a 2008 American computer animated road- comedy- adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the studio's 48th animated feature. Directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard, the film stars the voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Malcolm McDowell, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, Greg Germann, Susie Essman and Mark Walton. The film's plot centers on a small white dog named Bolt who, having spent his entire life on the set of a television series, thinks that he has super powers. When he believes that his human, Penny, has been kidnapped, he sets out on a cross-country journey to "rescue" her.

Despite a relatively marginal box-office performance, Bolt received a strong positive critical reception and is renowned for playing an important role in instigating what is widely referred to as the Disney Revival, as well as setting the studio in a new creative direction that would lead to other critically acclaimed features such as Tangled (2010) and Frozen (2013). Bolt was also Disney Animation's first feature film to be produced under the complete creative guidance of John Lasseter, as well as the first computer-animated feature film to implement non-photorealistic rendering.

The film was nominated for a series of awards, such as the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, which it lost to another Walt Disney Pictures release, Pixar Animation Studios' WALL-E.

A bolt is a mechanical part of a firearm that blocks the rear of the chamber while the propellant burns, but moves out of the way to allow another cartridge or shell to be inserted in the chamber.

Bolt is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Blue Devil #6 (November 1984).

Bolt was a social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007 before reopening in April 2008. It was shut down for a period of one year due to copyright violations leading to bankruptcy. It was acquired by new owners on January 4, 2008 and operated successfully for several months before announcing plans to go offline in October 2008.

Bolt is a video game available for PC, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the Disney film of the same name. It was released in North America on November 18, 2008. It was released in Australia on December 4, 2008. It was released in Europe on February 13, 2009. The video game was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive.

Bolt, in comics, may refer to:

• Bolt, the alias of Chris Bradley (comics)
• Bolt (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain
• Bolt, another name used by Starbolt
• Bolt (AC Comics), a character from AC Comics
• Bolt (Image Comics), a character from Image Comics who appeared in Capes and Invincible
• Bolt-01, the pen name of Dave Evans editor of FutureQuake

It may also refer to:

• Black Bolt, a Marvel Comics superhero and leader of the Inhumans
• Blue Bolt, a Golden Age superhero
• Deadbolt (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Deathbolt, a DC Comics character
• Dreadbolt, a Teen Titans villain and son of the DC Comics supervillain Bolt
• Firebolt (comics), a couple of Marvel Comics characters
• Silverbolt, a Transformer character
• Skybolt (comics), an alias used by the character better known as Redneck
• Thunderbolt (comics), especially The Thunderbolts

Bolt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Bolt (b. 1959), Australian newspaper columnist
• Bobby Bolt (b. 1987), Canadian athlete in hockey
• Bruce Bolt (1930–2005), American professor
• Carol Bolt (1941–2000), Canadian author
• Chris Bolt (fl. 1970s – present), British economist
• David Bolt (fl. 2000s – present), British author
• George Bolt (1893–1963), New Zealand aviator
• George T. Bolt (1900–1971), New Zealand government figure
• Herbert Bolt (1893–1916), Australian athlete in rugby, and WWI soldier
• Jan Bolt (1876–1967), Dutch athlete in gymnastics
• Jeremy Bolt (fl. 1990s – present), British film producer
• John F. Bolt (1921–2004), American aviator
• Josh Bolt (fl. 2000s – present), British actor
• Klaas Bolt (1927–1990), Dutch musician
• Michael Bolt (fl. 1980s – 1990s), Australian athlete in rugby
• Ranjit Bolt (b. 1969), British author and translator
• Rezin A. De Bolt (1828–1891), American politician
• Richard Bolt (1911–2002), American physics professor
• Richard Bolt (RNZAF officer) (fl. 1940s–1980), New Zealand air marshal
• Robert Bolt (1924–1995), British playwright
• Thomas Bolt (b. 1959), American poet and artist
• Tommy Bolt (1916–2008), American golfer
• Usain Bolt (b. 1986), Jamaican athlete in track
• Wayne Bolt (fl. 1980s – present), American athlete and football coach

Bolt is a 1994 drama film starring Richard Grieco in the title role as a New Jersey biker. After fleeing west to escape a gang war, Bolt becomes romantically involved with Native American Patty Deerheart ( Sean Young), and is compelled to battle to protect her family from a land runner. The appearance of former gang rival Billy Niles ( Michael Ironside) on the reservation causes the conflict to escalate into a violent climax. It was released on DVD as Rebel Run in 1999.

The movie received generally poor reviews, and Sean Young later said that the cast referred to the film as "Blot".

A bolt is a unit of measurement used as an industry standard for a variety of materials from wood to canvas, typically materials stored in a roll. The length is usually either 40 or 100 yards, but varies depending on the fabric being referred to, for example, a bolt of canvas is traditionally 39 yards. The width of a bolt is usually 45 or 60 inches, but widths may include 35–36”, 39”, 41”, 44–45”, 50”, 52–54", 58–60” and 66”, 72", 96", and 108".

The BOLT Browser is a web browser for mobile phones including feature phones and smartphones that can run Java ME applications. The BOLT Browser is offered free of charge to consumers and by license to Mobile network operators and handset manufacturers. BOLT is produced by Bitstream Inc., the company which previously produced the ThunderHawk for Mobile network operators and handset manufacturers.

BOLT was originally introduced into private beta on January 15, 2009 and was made available to the public on February 16, 2009 when the public beta was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Today, BOLT can be installed on Java-based handsets with Java MIDP 2 and CLDC 1.0 or higher support. BOLT also has a specially optimized version for BlackBerry smartphones and works with Windows Mobile and Palm OS devices that employ a MIDlet manager or Java emulator. BOLT was built using the WebKit rendering engine to display a full Web page layout as found on desktop web browsers.

A bolt is a form of threaded fastener with an external male thread. Bolts are thus closely related to, and often confused with, screws.

Bolt is a fictional White Shepherd and the eponymous protagonist of the 2008 animated feature film Bolt. In the film, he is voiced by John Travolta. His journey and the personal evolution it provokes in him is core to the film's main themes.

In the film, he has spent his entire life from early puppyhood on the set of a television show, kept isolated from the outside world. In the show, Bolt must use his superpowers to save his owner and co-star Penny, whom he loves dearly, from the evil Dr. Calico. However, Bolt believes that he actually has the superpowers possessed by his television character, a delusion the directors of the show maintain by tricking Bolt into thinking his adventures are real, in order to make his performance more authentic.

The character Bolt was created by Chris Williams and Byron Howard together with the chief character designer Joe Moshier. Much of the inspiration for the character was provided by John Lasseter who also oversaw Bolt's visual development. Aside from the film, Bolt also appears in the direct-to-video short film Super Rhino, the two video games Bolt and Disney Infinity, the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom trade card role-playing game and has made cameo appearances in Wreck-It Ralph, Tangled and Big Hero 6. Bolt's character received mostly positive critical acclaim from film critics and became breakout-character, leading to strong sales of merchandise and toys following the film's release.