sälpä — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• latch noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
• spar noun A strong pole used as a mast, boom, or similar support on a ship or aircraft.

Senses

sälpä is used for these senses in English:

• bolt A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
• bolt A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
• catch (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
• hasp A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
• latch A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
• latch (electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
• salp Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
• spar (mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces.

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.

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

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