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Are all the different meanings of "bolt" related? A workmate recently used it to mean a crossbow's projectile; Zeus chucked thunderbolts, drapers use bolts of cloth, I use bolts to fasten things together, and there's a bolt that blocks the breech in my rifle. Any other meanings I've missed? It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti | ||
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All the meanings you mention are related. There's also the verb with meanings including "to start, spring; to dart forth; to run to see prematurely; to break away from a political party." This was derived from the noun. There's also bolt, boult "to sift; to pass through a sieve or bolting-cloth" and bolt, boult "a flour-sieve" which have a different etymology. | |||
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The OED adds these definitions: Wood in special size for cleaving into laths. Bookbinding. The fold at the top and front edge of a folded sheet. And of course, you bolt food down when you're really hungry. | |||
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Then there's the bolt you make for the door after bolting your food. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. | |||
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Which might be problematic if the door is bolted. It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti | |||
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