Boult meaning : A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm. A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult. A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. A sudden event, action or emotion. A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth. A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors. A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. A burst of speed or efficiency. To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. To secure a door by locking or barring it. To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly. To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted). To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt. To escape. Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed. To swallow food without chewing it. To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink. To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. To sift, especially through a cloth. To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour. To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means. To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.