perno — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
perno is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- bolt An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- pivot A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
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.
pivot — full definition
- noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
- noun A person or thing that something else depends heavily on.
- verb To turn sharply on one spot, or to make a sudden major change in strategy or direction.