Locking synonyms and antonyms
lŏk'ĭng
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Part of speech:
A being locked up, as in jail
To intertwine:
To exert an influence:
To engage
To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:
To guard from danger or risk of loss:
To join together with or as with a link or links
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Latch is defined as to fasten something closed.
(Slang) To take strong hold of; captivate:
To maintain a secure grasp.
Fasten is defined as to join one thing to another, or to secure.
To twist (the hair, for example) into ringlets or coils.
To keep within bounds; restrict:
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To secure or lock with or as if with a bolt.
Clasp means to hold or grip tightly, or attach two or more things together.
To fasten with or as with a bar
To detain in a jail.
To imprison; jail
To restrict, limit, or confine in any way
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To shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
(Obs.) To withhold
To confine or seal behind a wall; immure:
unlocking (antonym)
To open the lock of (a door, chest, etc.)
unclasping (antonym)
To unfasten the clasp of
unfastening (antonym)
To open or make loose; untie, unlock, undo, etc.
freeing (related)
To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clear:
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lock (related)
latches (related)
mounting (related)
Find another word for locking. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for locking, like: lockup, interlacing, operating, meshing, engaging, securing, linking, latching, hooking, gripping and fastening.
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