Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lok]
- /lɒk/
- /lɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lok]
- /lɒk/
Definitions of lock word
- noun lock a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair. 1
- noun lock locks. the hair of the head. short wool of inferior quality, as that obtained in small clumps from the legs. 1
- noun lock a small tuft or portion of wool, cotton, flax, etc. 1
- verb with object lock to fasten or secure (a door, window, building, etc.) by the operation of a lock or locks. 1
- verb with object lock to shut in a place fastened by a lock or locks, as for security or restraint. 1
- verb with object lock to make fast or immovable by or as if by a lock: He locked the steering wheel on his car. 1
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Origin of lock
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English loc fastening, bar; cognate with Middle Low German lok, Old High German loh, Old Norse lok a cover, lid, Gothic -luk in usluk opening; akin to Old English lūcan to shut
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Parts of speech for Lock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lock
noun lock
- grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- latch — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
verb lock
- shut — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
adverb lock
- entirely — Completely (often used for emphasis).
Antonyms for lock
noun lock
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
verb lock
- release — to lease again.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- unseal — to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
- unloose — to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
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