bolt vs safety bolt

safety bolt vs bolt

bolt and safety bolt both are nouns.

bolt is a verb but safety bolt is not a verb.

bolt is an adverb but safety bolt is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bolt	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
safety bolt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, safety bolt is a hyponym of bolt; that is, safety bolt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bolt:

bolt: the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
safety bolt: a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate

Other hyponyms of bolt include safety lock, slide bolt, sliding bolt.

bolt (noun)	safety bolt (noun)
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)	a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
the act of moving with great haste
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

bolt (verb)	safety bolt (verb)
make or roll into bolts
eat hastily without proper chewing
swallow hastily
secure or lock with a bolt
move or jump suddenly
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

bolt (adverb)	safety bolt (adverb)
directly
in a rigid manner

Difference between bolt and safety bolt

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