Deadbolt

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  • noun. A bolt on a lock that is moved by turning the key or knob without activation of a spring.
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  • noun. The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
  • noun. A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so can not be retracted except by turning the cylinder.
  • verb. To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.
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  • noun. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
  • Word Usage
    "Therefore, all Drommel needed to do was jump ahead to 4: 20, crush Keer†™ s skull while he slept, toss him off the balcony, lock the deadbolt from the inside, return to the past, and make sure he has lots of eye witnessed at 4: 20."
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