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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of deadbolt.

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Examples

  • He started to walk outside and check, then hesitated and instead closed and deadbolted the door.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • According to the police affidavit, Weatherly deadbolted his door and threatened the technician with a German Shephard and would not allow the tech to leave until he fixed his television.

    Judge Orders Mental Exam For Man Who Kidnapped Comcast Technician - The Consumerist 2008

  • The door Ennis said the robber entered was deadbolted and couldn't have been opened from the outside without a key.

    Former postmaster sentenced for stealing $59K in stamps Maria Glod 2010

  • He started to walk outside and check, then hesitated and instead closed and deadbolted the door.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • She triple deadbolted the door, then collapsed with her back against it as if to ward off a horde of marauding preschoolers.

    Goodnight Tweetheart Teresa Medeiros 2010

  • The door Ennis said the robber entered was deadbolted and couldn't have been opened from the outside without a key.

    Jail for postmaster who stole $59k in stamps Maria Glod 2010

  • He started to walk outside and check, then hesitated and instead closed and deadbolted the door.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • He started to walk outside and check, then hesitated and instead closed and deadbolted the door.

    The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

  • I gave him his toothbrush and condoms, deadbolted the door, and turned on the television.

    Tofino 2009

  • I gave him his toothbrush and condoms, deadbolted the door, and turned on the television.

    Tofino 2009

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