Bolt may refer to:

Fasteners

• A cap screw, as used in a bolted joint
• Screw, a cylindrical threaded fastener
• Deadbolt, a kind of locking mechanism
• Bolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock climbing

Weaponry

• Bolt (firearm), a mechanism used in firearms
• Quarrel, ammunition used in a crossbow

Comics

• Bolt (DC Comics), a supervillain in the DC Comics universe
• Chris Bradley (comics), a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe
• Starbolt, a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard in the Marvel Comics universe

Other meanings

• Bolt (website)
• Bolt (1994 film)
• Bolt (2008 film), a 2008 Disney cartoon and corresponding game
• Bolting, the early growth of a flowering stalk in a crop plant
• BOLTSS, an acronym related to cartography
• Thunderbolt, a discharge of lightning
• Redcedar bolt, or Cedar bolt, a chunk of wood used to create roof shingles
• San Diego Chargers, an American football team in the National Football League
• Tampa Bay Lightning, an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League
• A currency unit in the Ratchet & Clank series of video games
• Bolt (1986), a book by Dick Francis
• Bolt (horse), the term used when a horse runs away, usually when being ridden.

See also

• Bolt (surname)