to bolt (down)

  • 51take|down — «TAYK DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of taking down. 2. the fact of being taken down. 3. a rifle or similar firearm that can be taken apart and reassembled readily. 4. the nut, bolt, joint, or other piece, between its parts. 5. Wrestling …

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  • 52Hold down (structural engineering) — Holdown (hold down, hold down) or tie down in structural engineering refers to the steel device or hardware that is installed at the end of a plywood shear wall. The holdowns provide uplift resistance against the overturning moment imposed on the …

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  • 53garbage something down — tv. to gobble something up; to bolt something down. □ Don’t garbage your food down! CD That guy will garbage down almost anything …

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  • 54deck bolt — Shipbuilding. a flat headed bolt for fastening down deck planking. * * * …

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  • 55deck bolt — Shipbuilding. a flat headed bolt for fastening down deck planking …

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  • 56vertical down —   adj.    of or pertaining to a mounting orientation of a safe or vault lock such that the bolt projects downward …

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  • 57cross-bolt — A system of securing the main bearing caps with four bolts per cap by which two bolts support the bearing cap from below, in the conventional manner, and two other bolts enter the bearing from the side, passing through the sides of the engine… …

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  • 58distributor hold-down clamp — A metal bracket at the base of the distributor that has a nut or bolt which can be loosened to allow the distributor to be moved on its shaft to readjust ignition timing or to open the points for gapping …

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  • 59cremone bolt — krə̇ˈmōn , krāˈ noun Etymology: French crémone, probably from Crémone (Cremona), city in northern Italy : a fastening used on double doors and casement windows that has vertical rods moved up and down so that the ends of the bolts engage the top… …

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  • 60gulp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swallow; choke. See food, credulity, wind. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pour, swill, bolt, take in one draught, swig, choke down, toss off, toss down; see also swallow . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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