lock
/lɑk/noun, verb1 syllable
Lock means: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.
Synonyms for lock22
noun, as in enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
noun, as in a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
verb, as in place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
verb, as in hold in a locking position
verb, as in become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Opposites of lock
What does lock mean?15
verb
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape“The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend”
keep engaged“engaged the gears”
hold in a locking position“He locked his hands around her neck”
become engaged or intermeshed with one another“They were locked in embrace”
fasten with a lock“lock the bike to the fence”
become rigid or immoveable“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
hold fast (in a certain state)“He was locked in a laughing fit”
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
noun
enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
a strand or cluster of hair
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lock?24
one syllable
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Lock in a sentence
- We forgot to lock our bikes, and they got stolen.CK
- Stefan shut the door and tried to lock it, but he couldn't.Amastan
- What's going on, why did you lock me in here?Nuel
- Before meeting your guests, be sure to carefully check that the toilet door locks.unknown
- You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.Swift
- Being angry, he loudly rattled the locked door.Scott
- Apparently, the murder happened in a locked room.CK
- No matter what happens, keep the door locked and don't come outside.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lock
as a noun
- plural
- locks
as a verb
- past tense
- locked
- present participle
- locking
- third-person singular
- locks
- past participle
- locked