Synonyms 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

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1. locknoun

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

2. lock, curl, ringlet, whorlnoun

   a strand or cluster of hair

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

3. locknoun

   a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

6. lockverb

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

7. lockverb

   fasten with a lock

   "lock the bike to the fence"

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

8. engage, mesh, lock, operateverb

   keep engaged

   "engaged the gears"

   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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

9. lockverb

   become rigid or immoveable

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unlock

10. lock, interlock, interlaceverb

    hold in a locking position

    "He locked his hands around her neck"

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

    Antonyms:
    unlock

11. interlock, lockverb

    become engaged or intermeshed with one another

    "They were locked in embrace"

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

    Antonyms:
    unlock

12. lockverb

    hold fast (in a certain state)

    "He was locked in a laughing fit"

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

    Antonyms:
    unlock

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"

    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

    Antonyms:
    unlock

14. lockverb

    pass by means through a lock in a waterway

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

    Antonyms:
    unlock

15. lockverb

    build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

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

    Antonyms:
    unlock

Matched Categories

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

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1. locknoun

   Synonyms:
   lift-lock (of a canal)

2. locknoun

   Synonyms:
   tuft, flock

3. lockverb

   Synonyms:
   fasten (with a lock), close fast

4. lockverb

   Synonyms:
   confine (by locking), shut up, lock up

5. lockverb

   Synonyms:
   enclose, encircle, embrace

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1. locknoun

   Synonyms:
   ringlet, curl, tress

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1. List of paraphrases for "lock":

   lock-up, locking, latch, lockout, blockade, blocking, embargo, block, locks, lock-out, padlock, iock, lockdown, closure, close, keyhole, lok, sealing, cotter, closing, shutdown, sluice, blockage, locked, lock-down, latches, striker, lockup

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1. List of known nicknames for "Lock":

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1. Mark Ayotte:

   We deemed the altercation a fight. Therefore, by rule, theyre both ejected, i just saw them each lock arms. And that escalated to the fight.

2. Carol Hafner:

   I want to do good in a place that I feel a kinship for, don’t lock me out just because I’m not a homeboy.

3. Evan Wexler:

   I sometimes forget to lock the car, but most times the car’s locked, the cops tell me to lock my doors and I show them videos of people coming into my property trying to open my locked cars.

4. Carroll Fife:

   All the hysteria that's been going on through the media and through certain other channels is just that it's hysteria and propaganda, investing in policing will only continue to lock folks up but not give them the nurturing that they have never had.

5. Jack Trlica:

   Consumers understand why you have to lock up a fur coat or jewelry. But they say' why are we locking up deodorant ?'.