blind spot vs bolt

blind spot

noun
  • The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window. 

  • A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations. 

  • A location around an earthquake epicentre that is prone to earthquake. 

  • An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice. 

  • The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light. 

  • In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror. 

  • A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation. 

  • In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience. 

bolt

noun
  • 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 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. 

  • The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards. 

  • A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. 

  • A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm. 

  • A sudden flight, as to escape creditors. 

  • 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 refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party. 

  • A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc). 

  • A burst of speed or efficiency. 

  • A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt. 

  • An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter. 

  • A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed. 

  • To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law. 

  • To escape. 

  • To sift, especially through a cloth. 

  • To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted). 

  • To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly. 

  • To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour. 

  • To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. 

  • To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out. 

  • To secure a door by locking or barring it. 

  • To swallow food without chewing it. 

  • To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt. 

  • 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 separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means. 

adv
  • Suddenly; straight; unbendingly. 

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