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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

  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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