deadbolt

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Synonyms: dead bolt, deadbeat, deadborn, deadmelt, drawbolt, dragbolt, shadbolt, deadbolts, debolt, seabolt, head bolt

Antonyms: dead bolt, deadbeat, deadborn, deadmelt, drawbolt, dragbolt, shadbolt, deadbolts, debolt, seabolt, head bolt

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Noun

1. The part of the [[lock]] which is moved when the [[key]] is engaged.
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 [[retract]]ed except by turning the cylinder.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]] or [[secure]] with a deadbolt.

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