Lock synonyms and antonyms
lŏk
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Part of speech:
To make certain; ensure:
(Computing) To internalize.
lock chamber
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
22e (related)
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The definition of a padlock is a detachable lock with a hinged U-shaped hook that goes around the items being locked.
A manner of grasping and holding:
hair (related)
A slender growth resembling a mammalian hair, found on insects and other animals.
A fastening for a door or gate, esp. one capable of being worked from either side by means of a lever and consisting of a bar that drops into a notch in a piece attached to the doorjamb or gatepost
A sliding metal bar that positions the cartridge in breechloading rifles, closes the breech, and ejects the spent cartridge.
The definition of a bar is something that is rectangular in shape.
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A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
A hinged metal fastening for a door, window, lid, etc.; esp., a metal piece that fits over a staple and is held in place by a pin or padlock
A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system:
An invention, typically a mechanical object; a tactic or contrivance for the purpose of committing a deception or fraud.
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The definition of a fixture is something set firmly in place.
Something, such as a hook, used to attach one thing to another firmly.
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
The definition of a junction is a place where things join or cross.
canal gate
A device for locking
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A struggle or contest in which the participants attempt to wrestle with each other by clutching or gripping.
A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes.
Tress is a lock of human hair, especially women's.
(Informal) A considerable number or amount; a lot:
A braid of hair, ribbon, etc.
fasten (related)
Fasten is defined as to join one thing to another, or to secure.
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To keep in a cage.
To move in a spiral or curved course
To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
(Elec.) To bring (a plug and jack) into full, interlocking contact
unlock (antonym)
To lay open; reveal
To close up (an opening) with a wall
Also used with up: confine
To put in jail.
(Archaic) To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).
To put or keep in prison; jail
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To put in a prison or jail.
Jail is defined as to put someone into a place that they can't get out of.
free (related)
Free means to release or let go.
ignition lock
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
(--- Zool.) Any of the turns in a spiral shell
To lock up; to lock in a safe place
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(Intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
(Informal) To conduct business in an irregular or devious manner:
To connect together (parts of a mechanism, for example) so that the individual parts affect each other in motion or operation.
locks (related)
Rhodesfield (related)
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Snakeholme (related)
23e (related)
sluice (related)
Greenberfield (related)
Thurlwood (related)
three-rise (related)
lock-gate (related)
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screw (related)
shootbolt (related)
boulters (related)
Bratch (related)
deadbolt (related)
portion of hair
A tuft or ringlet of hair
A movable gate that keeps racehorses in line before the start of a race.
A curl of hair, esp. a long one
A spinning motion given to a ball when thrown or struck in a specific way.
The definition of a braid is an interweaving of three or more strips of something.
To be in harmony, agreement, or accord
To connect intricately
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