| bolt | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. bolt, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder. |
| ~ lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. bolt | a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech. |
| ~ bar | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
| ~ rifle | a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore.; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bolt, deadbolt | the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key. |
| ~ bar | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
| ~ lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed. |
| ~ safety bolt, safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate. |
| n. (act) | 4. bolt, dash | the act of moving with great haste.; "he made a dash for the door" |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. bolt | a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length. |
| ~ roll | anything rolled up in cylindrical form. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. bolt | a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. |
| ~ carriage bolt | a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled. |
| ~ clinch | the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet. |
| ~ expansion bolt | a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface. |
| ~ head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ kingbolt, swivel pin, kingpin | bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle. |
| ~ machine bolt | a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts. |
| ~ nut and bolt | a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt. |
| ~ screw | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head. |
| ~ shank | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. |
| ~ stove bolt | a small machine bolt. |
| n. (act) | 7. bolt | a sudden abandonment (as from a political party). |
| ~ abandonment, desertion, forsaking | the act of giving something up. |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| v. (motion) | 8. bolt | move or jump suddenly.; "She bolted from her seat" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (contact) | 9. bolt | secure or lock with a bolt.; "bolt the door" |
| ~ lock | fasten with a lock.; "lock the bike to the fence" |
| v. (consumption) | 10. bolt | swallow hastily. |
| ~ swallow, get down | pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking.; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" |
| v. (motion) | 11. abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off | run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" |
| ~ levant | run off without paying a debt. |
| ~ flee, take flight, fly | run away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| v. (motion) | 12. beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out | 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" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. bolt, gobble | eat hastily without proper chewing.; "Don't bolt your food!" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| v. (change) | 14. bolt | make or roll into bolts.; "bolt fabric" |
| ~ furl, roll up | form into a cylinder by rolling.; "Roll up the cloth" |
| adv. | 15. bolt, rigidly, stiffly | in a rigid manner.; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| adv. | 16. bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack | directly.; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| screw | | |
| n. (person) | 1. gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey | someone who guards prisoners. |
| ~ keeper | someone in charge of other people.; "am I my brother's keeper?" |
| ~ law officer, lawman, peace officer | an officer of the law. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. screw | a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole. |
| ~ inclined plane | a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. screw, screw propeller | a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air. |
| ~ outboard motor, outboard | internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat. |
| ~ propeller, propellor | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. screw | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head. |
| ~ allen screw | a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head. |
| ~ bolt | a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. |
| ~ cap screw | a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ machine screw | a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver. |
| ~ metal screw | screw made of metal. |
| ~ phillips screw | a screw with a special head having crossed slots. |
| ~ screw thread, thread | the raised helical rib going around a screw. |
| ~ setscrew | a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted. |
| ~ setscrew | a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring. |
| ~ thumbscrew | screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers. |
| ~ woodscrew | a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver. |
| ~ worm | screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack. |
| n. (act) | 5. ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, screwing, shag, shtup | slang for sexual intercourse. |
| ~ carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, intercourse, relation, congress | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. |
| ~ dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| v. (contact) | 6. bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with | have sexual intercourse with.; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" |
| ~ neck, make out | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion.; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" |
| ~ have, take | have sex with; archaic use.; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" |
| ~ fornicate | have sex without being married. |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| v. (contact) | 7. screw | turn like a screw. |
| ~ screw up | screw or turn higher. |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (contact) | 8. drive in, screw | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.; "drive in screws or bolts" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (contact) | 9. screw | tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions.; "Screw the bottle cap on" |
| ~ tighten, fasten | make tight or tighter.; "Tighten the wire" |
| v. (competition) | 10. cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft | defeat someone through trickery or deceit. |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
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