"deadbolt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deadbolts [plural]
Etymology: From dead + bolt. Etymology templates: {{com|en|dead|bolt}} dead + bolt Head templates: {{en-noun}} deadbolt (plural deadbolts)
  1. The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
    Sense id: en-deadbolt-en-noun-uWpwvNoN
  2. A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder. Translations (Translations): cerradura sin manija [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deadbolt-en-noun-TNpa79Ms Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 78 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 88 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 82 11 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 4 96

Verb

Forms: deadbolts [present, singular, third-person], deadbolting [participle, present], deadbolted [participle, past], deadbolted [past]
Etymology: From dead + bolt. Etymology templates: {{com|en|dead|bolt}} dead + bolt Head templates: {{en-verb}} deadbolt (third-person singular simple present deadbolts, present participle deadbolting, simple past and past participle deadbolted)
  1. (transitive) To fasten or secure with a deadbolt. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-deadbolt-en-verb-4HRcOVe6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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