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[[File:Bolt-with-nut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bolt with a [[Nut (hardware)|nut]]]]
A '''bolt''' is an externally [[helical thread]]ed [[fastener]] capablethat offastens beingobjects tightenedwith orunthreaded releasedholes together. This is done by applying a [[twistingTorsion force(mechanics)|twisting]] force ([[torque]]) to a matching [[Nut (hardware)|nut]]. The bolt has an external male thread requiring a matching nut with a pre-formed female thread.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bolt |title=Bolt | Definition of Bolt by Merriam-Webster |website=Merriam-webster.com |access-date=11 April 2016 }}</ref> Unlike a screw, which holds objects together by the restricting motion parallel to the axis of the screw via the normal and frictional forces between the screw's external threads and the internal threads in the objects to be fastened, a bolt prevents that linear motion via the frictional and normal forces between the bolt's external threads and the internal threads ''of the matching nut'' (not objects to be fastened), which can be tightened by applying a torque which moves the nut linearly along the axis of the bolt and compresses the objects to be fastened.
== Bolts vs. screws ==
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