"deadbolt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deadbolts [plural]
Etymology: dead + bolt Etymology templates: {{compound|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.
    Sense id: en-deadbolt-en-noun-TNpa79Ms Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 77 11

Verb

Forms: deadbolts [present, singular, third-person], deadbolting [participle, present], deadbolted [participle, past], deadbolted [past]
Etymology: dead + bolt Etymology templates: {{compound|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

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