Antonyms for lock
lɒklock

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1. lock

   A bar is a piece of wood or metal, usually of considerable size, by which an opening is obstructed, a door held fast, etc. A bar may be movable or permanent; a bolt is a movable rod or pin of metal, sliding in a socket and adapted for securing a door or window. A lock is an arrangement by which an enclosed bolt is shot forward or backward by a key, or other device; the bolt is the essential part of the lock. A latch or catch is an accessible fastening designed to be easily movable, and simply to secure against accidental opening of the door, cover, etc. A hasp is a metallic strap that fits over a staple, calculated to be secured by a padlock; a simple hook that fits into a staple is also called a hasp. A clasp is a fastening that can be sprung into place, to draw and hold the parts of some enclosing object firmly together, as the clasp of a book.

   Synonyms:
   bar, bolt, catch, clasp, fastening, hasp, hook, latch

Matched Categories

1. • Build
   • Confine
   • Embrace
   • Engage
   • Fasten
   • Fastener
   • Hair
   • Mechanism
   • Move
   • Overwhelm
   • Pass
   • Restraint

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locknoun

   a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

2. lock, curl, ringlet, whorlnoun

   a strand or cluster of hair

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   roll, gyre, ringlet butterfly, volute, coil, ignition lock, ringlet, helix, curlicue, spiral, curl, lock chamber, whorl, scroll

3. locknoun

   a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

4. lock, lock chambernoun

   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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

5. lock, ignition locknoun

   a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

6. lockverb

   any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

7. lockverb

   fasten with a lock

   "lock the bike to the fence"

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up

8. engage, mesh, lock, operateverb

   keep engaged

   "engaged the gears"

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   engross, operate, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away, engage

9. lockverb

   become rigid or immoveable

   "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"

   Antonyms:
   unlock

   Synonyms:
   lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up

10. lock, interlock, interlaceverb

    hold in a locking position

    "He locked his hands around her neck"

    Antonyms:
    unlock

    Synonyms:
    interlace, shut away, entwine, lock in, enlace, lock away, mesh, shut up, engage, lace, operate, interlock, lock up, twine, put away, intertwine

11. interlock, lockverb

    become engaged or intermeshed with one another

    "They were locked in embrace"

    Antonyms:
    unlock

    Synonyms:
    interlace, mesh, engage, lock away, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up

12. lockverb

    hold fast (in a certain state)

    "He was locked in a laughing fit"

    Antonyms:
    unlock

    Synonyms:
    lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up

13. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb

    place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

    "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"

    Antonyms:
    unlock

    Synonyms:
    throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, hush up, cast away, remand, lock up, still, shut up, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, lock in, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, put away, engage, incarcerate

14. lockverb

    pass by means through a lock in a waterway

    Antonyms:
    unlock

    Synonyms:
    lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up

15. lockverb

    build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

    Antonyms:
    unlock

    Synonyms:
    lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up

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1. locknoun

   Synonyms:
   ringlet, curl, tress

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pommel

   lock keeps the door close and a pommel is a knob so it keeps it open

   Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2020  

How to use lock in a sentence?

1. Thomas Discenna:

   Some Parkland teachers wanted to have a door lock that would be easily locked from the inside, most doors now can be locked externally using a key.

2. Vesla Tonnessen:

   Prakashanand Saraswati'd tell me to go lock the door, and then Prakashanand Saraswati'd pull me onto the bed and kiss me and ask me to unhook my bra.

3. Tomas Ojea Quintana:

   He gave me this lock as a symbol of the need to open up the country.

4. The IEA:

   Several large LTO producers have been boasting of achieving large reductions in production costs in recent weeks. At the same time, producer hedging has reportedly gone steeply up, as companies took advantage of the rally to lock in profits, it would thus be premature to suggest that OPEC has won the battle for market share. The battle, rather, has just started.

5. Joe Allbaugh:

   The culture in Oklahoma has been to' lock'em up and throw away the key,' but sadly, when non-violent offenders and first-time offenders come into the system, we do not have enough correctional officers to protect them. These greenhorns are forced to join a gang. It's a mess.

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