"deadbolt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛdˌboʊ̯lt/ [General-American] Forms: deadbolts [plural]
Etymology: From dead + bolt. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dead|bolt|text=+|tree=1}} From dead + bolt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} deadbolt (plural deadbolts)
  1. The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged. Coordinate_terms: latchbolt Translations (part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged): Schlossriegel [masculine] (German), zasuwka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-deadbolt-en-noun-uWpwvNoN Disambiguation of 'part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged': 96 4
  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. Synonyms: deadlock Translations (kind of lock): pêne dormant [masculine] (French), zamek ryglowy [masculine] (Polish), zamek zasuwkowy [masculine] (Polish), cerradura sin manija [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deadbolt-en-noun-TNpa79Ms Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 14 71 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 13 72 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 75 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 77 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 87 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 88 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 72 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 70 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 67 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 77 15 Disambiguation of 'kind of lock': 24 76

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛdˌboʊ̯lt/ [General-American] Forms: deadbolts [present, singular, third-person], deadbolting [participle, present], deadbolted [participle, past], deadbolted [past]
Etymology: From dead + bolt. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dead|bolt|text=+|tree=1}} From 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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