lukko — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
• lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.

Senses

lukko is used for these senses in English:

• bolt (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
• lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.

bolt — full definition

1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
3. noun A flash of lightning.
4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

lock — full definition

1. noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
2. verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
3. noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
4. noun A strand or tuft of hair.

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