verrou — meaning in English
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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.
- lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
Senses
verrou 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.
- 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.
- lock Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.