Lock

Meaning of Lock

noun
  1. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
  2. (by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
  3. A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
  4. The firing mechanism.
  5. Complete control over a situation.
  6. Something sure to be a success.
  7. A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
  8. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
  9. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
  10. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
  11. A grapple in wrestling.
verb
  1. To become fastened in place.
    If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
  2. To fasten with a lock.
    Remember to lock the door when you leave.
  3. To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
    This door locks with a key.
  4. To intertwine or dovetail.
    We locked arms and stepped out into the night.
  5. (break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
    a pop and lock routine
  6. To furnish (a canal) with locks.
  7. To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
  8. To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
  9. To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
  10. (WMF jargon) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
    Frequently vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.
noun
  1. A tuft or length of hair, wool etc.
  2. A small quantity of straw etc.
  3. A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.

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Hyphenation of Lock

Lock

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Lock is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Lock synonyms

Meaning curl:

curl, ringlet, whorl

Meaning engage:

engage, mesh, operate

Meaning interlock:

interlock, interlace

Lock antonyms

Meaning :

unlock

Anagrams of Lock

colk

Words that rhyme with Lock

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