safety lock vs bolt

bolt vs safety lock

safety lock and bolt both are nouns.

safety lock is not a verb while bolt is a verb.

safety lock is not an adverb while bolt is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
safety lock	Yes	No	No	No
bolt	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As nouns, bolt is a hypernym of safety lock; that is, bolt is a word with a broader meaning than safety lock:

safety lock: a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
bolt: the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

Other hypernyms of safety lock include deadbolt.

safety lock (noun)	bolt (noun)
guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate	the act of moving with great haste
	a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
	the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
	a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
	a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
	a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

safety lock (verb)	bolt (verb)
	make or roll into bolts
	eat hastily without proper chewing
	swallow hastily
	secure or lock with a bolt
	move or jump suddenly
	leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
	run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

safety lock (adverb)	bolt (adverb)
	directly
	in a rigid manner

Difference between safety lock and bolt

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