deadbolt
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- noun
- /ˈdɛdˌboʊlt/
- Natalie turned the deadbolt and blinked at the brilliant sunlight outside.
- deadbolt lock
- doors with deadbolt
- deadbolt key
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Watch on YouTubeAnd she's like, the deadbolt is stuck.
- And she's like, the deadbolt is stuck.
- And yeah, because when I kicked it in, like the, the, the deadbolt and the throw latch both broke off the door.
- When you know you're an advanced builder, you take a screwdriver to unlock the deadbolt.
Examples
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Nana Dand unlocked the deadbolt and opened the door.
Fiction book (2000) -
"You've got a good deadbolt on your back door," he said.
Fiction book (1995) -
We need to fix that deadbolt.
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Since the door was locked and the deadbolt turned, police concluded that the killer had a key.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's a single cylinder deadbolt, Claire.
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I actually really love my keypad deadbolt that I use.
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John spent the day drilling and filing until he had installed deadbolts on the front and back doors.
Fiction book (2000) -
Every night before he went to bed, John checked all the locks and deadbolts.
Fiction book (2000) -
Helen locked the doors of the house with deadbolts and pocketed the key.
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I waited a minute until I heard a deadbolt turn, and then the door opened slowly.
Synonyms
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1.0
A device that holds doors or containers closed with a key
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4.4
A metal bar that slides into a door or window to lock it
A metal bar on a door that you lock from inside to stop people entering
A lock on a door that keeps people from opening it from outside
A metal bar you slide to lock and unlock a door or gate
A metal bar you move to lock a door or gate
A thing on a door that stops people from opening it unless they have a key or code
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Etymology
A deadbolt is made of two simple words: dead, meaning 'not moving' or 'fixed', and bolt, meaning a 'metal bar'. So a deadbolt is a bar that stays firmly in place to make a door very secure.