LOCK


Meaning of LOCK in English

n. 25B6; noun the lock on the door : BOLT, catch, fastener, clasp, bar, hasp, latch. See list.

25B6; verb

he locked the door : BOLT, fasten, bar, secure, seal; padlock, latch, chain.

she locked her wrists together : JOIN, interlock, link, mesh, engage, unite, connect, yoke, mate; couple.

the wheels locked : BECOME STUCK, stick, jam, become/make immovable, become/make rigid.

he locked her in an embrace : CLASP, clench, grasp, embrace, hug, squeeze.

unlock, open, separate, divide.

25A0; lock someone out KEEP OUT, shut out, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude, bar, debar, ban.

25A0; lock someone up IMPRISON, jail, incarcerate, intern, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, clap in irons, cage, pen, coop up; informal send down, put away, put inside.

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