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- [lok]
- /sɛlf ˈlɑːkɪŋ/
- /self ˈlɒkɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lok]
- /sɛlf ˈlɑːkɪŋ/
Definitions of self-locking word
- noun self-locking a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 1
- noun self-locking a contrivance for fastening or securing something. 1
- noun self-locking the mechanism that explodes the charge; gunlock. safety (def 4). 1
- noun self-locking any device or part for stopping temporarily the motion of a mechanism. 1
- noun self-locking an enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by admitting or releasing water. 1
- noun self-locking an air lock or decompression chamber. 1
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Origin of self-locking
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 Self-locking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-locking 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".
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