kingpin vs bolt

bolt vs kingpin

kingpin and bolt both are nouns.

kingpin is not a verb while bolt is a verb.

kingpin is not an adverb while bolt is an adverb.

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

As nouns, bolt is a hypernym of kingpin; that is, bolt is a word with a broader meaning than kingpin:

kingpin: bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
bolt: a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

kingpin (noun)	bolt (noun)
bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins	the act of moving with great haste
the most important person in a group or undertaking	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	the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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

kingpin (verb)	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

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

Difference between kingpin and bolt

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