BOLT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of bolt – Learner’s Dictionary

bolt
noun [ C ]
uk
/bəʊlt/
us

bolt noun [C] (FOR LOCKING)

bolt noun [C] (FOR FASTENING)

a small piece of metal that is used with a nut (= metal piece with a hole in the middle) to fasten pieces of wood or metal together
bolt
verb [ T ]
uk
/bəʊlt/
us

bolt verb [T] (FASTEN)

to fasten two things together with a bolt:
The seats in the cinema were bolted to the floor.

bolt verb [T] (LOCK)

to lock a door or window with a bolt:
I bolted the door before going to bed.
bolt down/out/through, etc
The cat bolted out of the door when it saw the dog.

bolt verb [T] (EAT)

to eat something very quickly

(Definition of bolt from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of bolt

in Chinese (Traditional)
鎖, (門窗上的)插銷,閂, 螺栓…
in Chinese (Simplified)
锁, (门窗上的)插销,闩, 螺栓…
in Spanish
cerrojo, tornillo, perno…
in Portuguese
tranca, trinco, ferrolho…
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in Italian
かんぬき, (工具)ボルト, ~にかんぬきをかける…
kapı/pencere sürgüsü, civata, iki şeyi civatayla birleştirip…
verrou [masculine], vis [feminine], verrouiller…
forrellat, caragol, pern…
grendel, bout, bliksemstraal…
slå, nagle, lyn…
regel, bult, åskvigg…
selak, bolt, panahan petir…
der Riegel, die Schraube, der Blitzstrahl…
slå [masculine], skrue [masculine], spiker [masculine]…
засув, болт, спалах блискавки…
засов, болт, скреплять болтами…
مِزْلاج, مِسْمار بِصامولة, يَقْفُل بِالمِزْلاجِ…
závora, šroub, (zá)blesk…
gerendel, baut, kilat…
กลอนประตู, ตะปูควง, แสงแปลบปลาบของฟ้าแลบ…
then cửa, bu lông, chớp…
zasuwka, śruba, przykręcać…
빗장, 볼트, 빗장을 걸다…
chiavistello, bullone, chiudere con il chiavistello…
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