tumbler#1 (n)

n04497005

type n
lex_filenum 06
def a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
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Hypernym obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
Part holonym lock
Derivationally related form tumbler → tumble
Hyponym lever, lever tumbler; pin, pin tumbler
Incoming links
Hypernym lever, lever tumbler; pin, pin tumbler
Part meronym lock
Hyponym obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
Derivationally related form tumble → tumbler

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