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screw vs bolt

bolt vs screw

screw and bolt both are nouns.

screw and bolt both are verbs.

screw is not an adverb while bolt is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
bolt Yes No Yes Yes
As nouns, bolt is a hyponym of screw; that is, bolt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than screw:
  • screw: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
  • bolt: a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
screw (noun) bolt (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head the act of moving with great haste
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
someone who guards prisoners 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
screw (verb) bolt (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit make or roll into bolts
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions eat hastily without proper chewing
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion swallow hastily
turn like a screw secure or lock with a bolt
have sexual intercourse with move or jump suddenly
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
screw (adverb) bolt (adverb)
directly
in a rigid manner
Difference between screw and bolt

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