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deadbolt

Syllables: dead·boultUS/ˈdɛdˌboʊ̯lt/

deadbolt noun: the part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.

Noun

deadbolt (plural deadbolts)

  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 retracted except by turning the cylinder.
    Synonyms:
    deadlock

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.

deadbolt meaning in Tamil and Bengali

deadbolt in Tamil

வில்லில்பூட்டு

deadbolt in Bengali

ডেডবোল্ট দিয়ে আটকানো, সুরক্ষিত করা

Synonyms of deadbolt

Forms of deadbolt

Noun
pluraldeadbolts
Verb
third-person singular presentdeadbolts
present participledeadbolting
past participledeadbolted
pastdeadbolted

Origin of deadbolt

From dead + bolt.

Questions about deadbolt

What does deadbolt mean?
Deadbolt means the part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
What is deadbolt in Tamil?
Deadbolt in Tamil is வில்லில்பூட்டு. See Deadbolt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deadbolt?
Deadbolt can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce deadbolt?
Deadbolt is pronounced /ˈdɛdˌboʊ̯lt/ (US).
What is the plural of deadbolt?
The plural of deadbolt is deadbolts.

Words near deadbolt in the dictionary

  1. deadbeat dads
  2. deadbeat mom
  3. deadbeats
  4. deadblow
  5. deadblows
  6. deadbolt
  7. deadbolted
  8. deadbolting
  9. deadbolts
  10. deadborn
  11. deadbot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deadbolt (page history and authors); deadbolt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deadbolt (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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