Bolt vs Pin - What's the difference?
bolt | pin |
(often followed by a preposition such as'' to''' ''or'' ' on ) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
(chess, usually, in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
(wrestling) To pin down (someone).
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
(computing, GUI) To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
In lang=en terms the difference between bolt and pin
is that bolt is to discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law while pin is a mood, a state of being.As nouns the difference between bolt and pin
is that bolt is 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 while pin is a small device, made (usually) of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.As verbs the difference between bolt and pin
is that bolt is to connect or assemble pieces using a bolt while pin is (often followed by a preposition such as to or on) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.As an adverb bolt
is suddenly; straight; unbendingly.As a proper noun Bolt
is {{surname|from=nicknames}.bolt
English
(wikipedia bolt) * on pins and needles * pincushion * pinhead * pinhole * pin money * pinner * pinprick * pins and needles * pintle * pin-up, pinup * rolling pin * safety pinSee also
* needleVerb
- to pin a window to the Taskbar