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| bolt1 |
to attach or secure with or as though with a bolt. [1/14 definitions] |
| clevis |
a U-shaped piece of metal attached to a rod or chain, with a hole for a pin or bolt, and used to attach one object to another in order to pull it. |
| cotter |
a metal fastener, such as a pin, bolt, or wedge, that is fitted in a slot. [1/2 definitions] |
| countersink |
to enlarge the top portion of (a hole) so that the inserted head of a bolt, screw, or the like does not protrude above the surface. [2/4 definitions] |
| fag |
a remnant or remainder, such as the end of a bolt of cloth; fag end. [1/4 definitions] |
| fishplate |
a flat metal or wooden plate used to bolt together the abutting ends of timbers, beams, railroad rails, and the like. |
| kingbolt |
a large, vertical, main bolt, used esp. for joining the front axle and wheels to the body of a wagon or other vehicle. |
| kingpin |
a strong vertical pin or bolt that serves as a pivot; kingbolt. [1/3 definitions] |
| lag screw |
a heavy wood screw with a hexagonal or square bolt head that is turned by a wrench. |
| latch |
a fastening or lock, as for a door, with a bar or bolt that falls or slides into a catch, slot, or hole. [1/2 definitions] |
| lug2 |
a large nut that fits on a large bolt, or a nut that has an opening at only one end; lug nut. [1/2 definitions] |
| nut |
a usu. square or hexagonal piece of metal, plastic, or other material that has a spirally grooved hole into which a bolt fits. [1/7 definitions] |
| pawl |
a pivoting lever or tongue, or a sliding bolt, that is made to catch in the notches of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion or assist forward motion. |
| pintle |
an upright pin or bolt on which another part pivots, used esp. in towing devices. |
| punch2 |
a tool used to drive a rivet, bolt, or the like in or out of a hole. [1/3 definitions] |
| remnant |
a section of fabric, carpeting, or the like that remains on the bolt after the rest has been sold. [1/4 definitions] |
| ringbolt |
a bolt with a ring through the eye at its head. |
| screw |
a rod or bolt carrying a helical thread to engage a threaded hole, used as a fastener or as a device to apply mechanical energy, as to tighten a clamp or lift a jack. [1/17 definitions] |
| selvage |
the plate of a lock through which a bolt moves. [1/3 definitions] |
| socket wrench |
a box wrench with a rounded socket that fits over a nut or bolt of a particular size and shape. |
| spring lock |
a lock in which a spring automatically shoots the bolt. |
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