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lock en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /lɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • lŏk (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /lɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”). Cognate with Cimbrian loch, lòch (“hole”), Dutch lok (“hole”), German Loch (“hole”), German Low German Lock (“hole”), Luxembourgish Lach (“hole”), Vilamovian łöch (“hole”), Yiddish לאָך (lokh, “hole”), Danish låg (“lid, cover”), Norwegian Bokmål lokk (“lid, cover”), Norwegian Nynorsk lok, lokk (“lid, cover”). more detail The verb is from Middle English locken, lokken, louken, from Old English lūcan, Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną. Cognate with Dutch luiken (“to close, to shut”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål lukke (“to close, to shut”), Faroese lúka (“to end, to finish”), Icelandic ljúka (“to close, to shut”), Norwegian Nynorsk lukka (“to close, to shut”). Related to luxe via Latin.

Meanings

  1. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
    • "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling. 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
    • We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
  2. (broadly) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
    • [T]he application must first acquire a lock on a file or a portion of a file before reading data and modifying it. 2005, Karl Kopper, The Linux Enterprise Cluster:
  3. A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
    • Here the canal came to a check, ending abruptly with a large lock. 1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo:
  4. The firing mechanism in a gun.
    • "I never saw such a gun in my life," replied poor Winkle, looking at the lock, as if that would do any good. 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
  5. Complete control over a situation.
    • Even though he had not yet done so, Jack felt he had a lock on the game. 2003, Charley Rosen, The Wizard of Odds:
  6. Something sure to be a success.
    • Brian thinks she's a lock to get a scholarship somewhere. 2004, Avery Corman, A perfect divorce:
  7. Synonym of Dutch book.
  8. A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
    • Ashton only had to wait three minutes for his second try, lock Louis Deacon setting it up with a rollocking line-break, before Romania got on the scoreboard courtesy of a penalty from fly-half Marin Danut Dumbrava. 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:
  9. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
    • [O]n may of his lecture days I have seen all Albemarle Street closed by a "lock" of carriages, filled with women of distinction, until the servants of the Institution or their own footmen advanced to the carriage-doors with the intelligence that Mr. Coleridge had been suddenly taken ill. 1834 September–November; 1835 January, Thomas De Quincey, “Samuel Taylor Coleridge”, in Autobiographic Sketches: With Recollections of the Lakes (De Quincey’s Works; II), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 207:
  10. A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
    • Sergestus, eager with his beak to press / Betwixt the rival galley and the rock, / Shuts up the unwieldy Centaur in the lock 1697, Virgil, “The Fifth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  11. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
  12. A grapple in wrestling.
    • They must be also practis'd in all the Locks and Gripes of Wrestling [1644], [John Milton], Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib, [London]: […] [Thomas Underhill and/or Thomas Johnson], →OCLC:

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Deriveds

lockage (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Enfield Lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · necklock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · genlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · joint lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · rebounding lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · twistlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · facelock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockplate (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · cliplock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hep-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · chinlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · uplock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · drop lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · keylock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockdown (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Lock Haven (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · deathlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · handlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · rim lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · differential lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lip lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Lockwood (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · combination lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locksmithery (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockpicker (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · headlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · frame lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · manlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · tick a lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · puzzle lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockhouse (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · have it on lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockpin (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockmaster (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · seat lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · couchlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockside (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockpick (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockbolt (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockring (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockkeeper (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · double lock standing seam (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locks only keep honest people honest (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locknut (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locker (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Janus-faced lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · stock lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Lockport (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · tightlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · eyelock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Bramah lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockwork (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · picklock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locklike (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock convoy (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · wheel lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockblade (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · horse-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · love-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · anklelock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hammerlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · keycard lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockstep (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock hospital (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockjaw (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lip-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · spinlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locksmith (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockset (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · love lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · taglock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · guard lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · diff lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · couch lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockshield (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · leg lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · multilock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · snaplock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · vapor lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · stasis lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · gimbal lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · alcolock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · picture lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · D lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock stitch (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · safety lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockful (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · triple lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockmaking (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lidlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockfast (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · jail lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · riplock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock time (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · drop-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · brainlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · firelock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockchamber (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock-pick (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock, stock and barrel (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · Locktober (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · mindlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · tidal lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock-free (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · air lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hardlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock picking (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · percussion lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hock lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · interlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockmaker (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locknote (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locksmithing (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · line lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · maglock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · spring lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · inlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock-step (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · clasp lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · permutation lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locksport (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · wristlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · wagon lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hip lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · fetterlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · liner lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · vapour lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · side-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock screen (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · flatlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · slock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · threadlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · under lock and key (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · armlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockless (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockbox (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · mortise lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · locksman (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock pick gun (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · cannon lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock pick (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · window lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · button lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hydrostatic lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · fetlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock-down (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · weighlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock-picking (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · ring-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hashlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock key (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · electric lock pick (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lock-weir (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · O-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · fermentation lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · hydrolock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockstitch (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · boxlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · sealock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · oarlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · bike lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · lockpicking (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · scalp lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · triple-lock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · bikelock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms) · suitlock (Derived terms of lock (noun) without hyponyms)

Descendants

laka · lok

Hyponyms

doglock · capslock · tide lock · flash lock · child lock · num lock · core lock · Windsor Locks · Caps Lock · body lock · leglock · shift lock · dial lock · staircase lock · quadruple lock · wheellock · gunlock · airlock · gust lock · caplock · time lock · liplock · flat lock · padlock · flintlock · scroll lock · overlock · ankle lock · gridlock · matchlock · caps lock · double shoulder lock · deadlock · job lock · livelock · knob lock · lock gate · balance lock

Synonyms

Dutch book

Translations (266)

de Schloss (firing mechanism of a gun) · sv sluss (segment of a canal) · id pintu air (segment of a canal) · yi שלאָס (something used for fastening) · ang loc (something used for fastening) · hu hajózsilip (segment of a canal) · my သော့ (something used for fastening) · pl śluza (segment of a canal) · pl zamek (firing mechanism of a gun) · cs druhořadník (a player in the second row of the scrum in Rugby) · ast peslleru (something used for fastening) · es pestillo (something used for fastening) · esu kelucaq (something used for fastening) · tt йозак (something used for fastening) · cy clo (firing mechanism of a gun) · be замо́к (something used for fastening) · pzh sausu (something used for fastening) · pam kunsi (something used for fastening) · lb Schlass (something used for fastening) · la clausūra (something used for fastening) · ca cadenat (something used for fastening) · fi sulku (segment of a canal) · ca resclosa (segment of a canal) · tl kandado (something used for fastening) · sk vzdúvadlo (segment of a canal) · mn түгжээ (something used for fastening) · mi matatara (segment of a canal) · sk zámok (something used for fastening) · cs zámek (firing mechanism of a gun) · za suj (something used for fastening) · az qıfıl (something used for fastening) · hy կողպեք (something used for fastening) · de Schloss (something used for fastening) · tr kilit (something used for fastening) · ja 水門閘門 (segment of a canal) · it chiavistello (something used for fastening) · ja 錠前 (something used for fastening) · av kӏулал (something used for fastening) · tyv дээк (something used for fastening) · zdj itasa (something used for fastening) · pam seradura (something used for fastening) · ajp زَرفيل (something used for fastening) · fa-ira قُفْل (something used for fastening) · ja(something used for fastening) · cs plavební komora (segment of a canal) · ru блокиро́вка (a mutex or other token) · lb Klauschter (something used for fastening) · sco lock (something used for fastening) · io seruro (something used for fastening) · mn ᠣᠨᠢᠰᠤ (something used for fastening) · dng суәзы (something used for fastening) · hu zár (a mutex or other token) · el κλειδαριά (something used for fastening) · zza qesa (a mutex or other token) · inh чӏега (something used for fastening) · pdt Schlott (something used for fastening) · cmn 鎖定 /锁定 (a mutex or other token) · ab ацаԥха (something used for fastening) · os гуыдыр (something used for fastening) · nl slot (something used for fastening) · za daep (something used for fastening) · hu lakat (something used for fastening) · cmn 保險栓 /保险栓 (firing mechanism of a gun) · fi lukko (a mutex or other token) · mk за́творач (firing mechanism of a gun) · nb lås (something used for fastening) · mk брава (something used for fastening) · mn ᠲᠦᠭᠵᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ (something used for fastening) · mww ntsuas phoo (something used for fastening) · mr कुलूप (something used for fastening) · kum къала (something used for fastening) · mn оньс (something used for fastening) · es piesllo (something used for fastening) · ja(something used for fastening) · vo lök (something used for fastening) · ccp 𑄖𑄣 (something used for fastening) · zza qılf (something used for fastening) · lb Schleis (segment of a canal) · cmn 槍機 /枪机 (firing mechanism of a gun) · de Schleuse (segment of a canal) · el υδατοφράκτης (segment of a canal) · hu retesz (something used for fastening) · af sluis (segment of a canal) · ro stăvilar (segment of a canal) · ka კლიტე (something used for fastening) · et lukk (something used for fastening) · mi kaiwhītiki (a player in the second row of the scrum in Rugby) · sh kàtanac (something used for fastening) · ta பூட்டு (something used for fastening) · es esclusa (segment of a canal) · tyv шооча (something used for fastening) · te తాళము (something used for fastening) · th กุญแจ (something used for fastening) · cs zdymadlo (segment of a canal) · bo སྒོ་ལྕགས (something used for fastening) · hu závárzat (firing mechanism of a gun) · th แม่กุญแจ (something used for fastening) · ru затво́р (something used for fastening) · hu zár (something used for fastening) · lo ແມ່ກະແຈ (something used for fastening) · pam kandaru (something used for fastening) · km សោ (something used for fastening) · af slot (a player in the second row of the scrum in Rugby) · vi ổ khóa (something used for fastening) · eo ŝloso (something used for fastening) · pt fechadura (something used for fastening) · es candado (something used for fastening) · zza merfeze (complete control) · ky кулпу (something used for fastening) · gl cerradura (something used for fastening) · ru запо́р (something used for fastening) · ro încuietoare (something used for fastening) · cy clo (something used for fastening) · cho afachʋli (something used for fastening) · sh бра̀ва (something used for fastening) · aii ܩܘܼܦܠܵܐ (something used for fastening) · gl fechadura (something used for fastening) · pt cadeado (something used for fastening) · ja(something used for fastening) · es cerrojo (something used for fastening) · hu zsilip (segment of a canal) · nl sluis (segment of a canal) · eo seruro (something used for fastening) · es chapa (something used for fastening) · th ประแจ (something used for fastening) · gl pecho (something used for fastening) · or ତାଲା (something used for fastening) · vi khóa (something used for fastening) · lt užraktas (something used for fastening) · pt eclusa (segment of a canal) · hi ताला (something used for fastening) · nn lås (something used for fastening) · kmr qilf (something used for fastening) · it otturatore (firing mechanism of a gun) · ty pōnao (something used for fastening) · fi lukko (firing mechanism of a gun) · sh ка̀танац (something used for fastening) · sk zámok (firing mechanism of a gun) · cmn 鎖子 /锁子 (something used for fastening) · cs hráč druhé řady (a player in the second row of the scrum in Rugby) · eo kluzo (segment of a canal) · dsb zamk (something used for fastening) · he מִסְכוֹר (segment of a canal) · ar قُفْل (a mutex or other token) · ba йоҙаҡ (something used for fastening) · sw kufuli (something used for fastening) · ja 水門 (segment of a canal) · ro lacăt (something used for fastening) · mn ᠴᠣᠣᠵᠢ (something used for fastening) · eo fermilo (something used for fastening) · nod ᨾᩯ᩵ᨠᩕᨧᩯ (something used for fastening) · uk шлюз (segment of a canal) · hu lock (a mutex or other token) · acw قُفُل (something used for fastening) · es verrojo (something used for fastening) · ru замо́к (firing mechanism of a gun) · fr verrou (something used for fastening) · dlm pescatoira (something used for fastening) · cs zámek (something used for fastening) · sl ključavnica (something used for fastening) · es tranca (something used for fastening) · mi matatara poti (segment of a canal) · sv lås (firing mechanism of a gun) · sk plavebná komora (segment of a canal) · prs قُفْل (something used for fastening) · cy loc (segment of a canal) · is lás (something used for fastening) · pl zamek (something used for fastening) · rif tišfart (something used for fastening) · uz qulf (something used for fastening) · id kunci (something used for fastening) · ca segur (firing mechanism of a gun) · zza raciye (something sure to be a success) · kum сарай (something used for fastening) · hu zárolás (a mutex or other token) · he תָּא שַׁיִט (segment of a canal) · mk катанец (something used for fastening) · hu mutex (a mutex or other token) · oc verrolh (something used for fastening) · blt ꪄꪫ꪿ꪱ (something used for fastening) · zza qefıl (something used for fastening) · cmn 船閘 /船闸 (segment of a canal) · he מַנְעוּל (something used for fastening) · cmn 鎖 /锁 (something used for fastening) · de Lock (a mutex or other token) · sq kyç (something used for fastening) · kk бекіткіш (something used for fastening) · frr Slot (something used for fastening) · lv atslēga (something used for fastening) · pl kłódka (something used for fastening) · ko 자물쇠 (something used for fastening) · cdo(something used for fastening) · kum беклик (something used for fastening) · la claustra (something used for fastening) · es llave (firing mechanism of a gun) · gl peche (something used for fastening) · uk замо́к (something used for fastening) · mk преводница (segment of a canal) · af slot (something used for fastening) · tr kilit (a mutex or other token) · gd glas (something used for fastening) · fi lukko (something used for fastening) · ro broască (something used for fastening) · gl pechadura (something used for fastening) · fr verrou (firing mechanism of a gun) · tg қулф (something used for fastening) · ms ibu kunci (something used for fastening) · ka საკეტი (something used for fastening) · ms pintu air (segment of a canal) · bn তালা (something used for fastening) · mi raka (something used for fastening) · tk gulp (something used for fastening) · oj gashkaabika'igan (something used for fastening) · it chiusa (segment of a canal) · fr serrure (something used for fastening) · nl haan (firing mechanism of a gun) · atv пектег (something used for fastening) · mn цоож (something used for fastening) · bg шлюз (segment of a canal) · lv slēdzene (something used for fastening) · de Schiffshebewerk (segment of a canal) · ru замо́к (something used for fastening) · pms saradura (something used for fastening) · ajp قِفِل (something used for fastening) · ota مغلاق (something used for fastening) · ru шлюз (segment of a canal) · sh bràva (something used for fastening) · vo klut (segment of a canal) · tt бик (something used for fastening) · kum замок (something used for fastening) · sv lås (something used for fastening) · ia serratura (something used for fastening) · unm këpakhwikàn (something used for fastening) · it lucchetto (something used for fastening) · ota كلید (something used for fastening) · mfe serir (something used for fastening) · ur تالا (something used for fastening) · da lås (something used for fastening) · ug قۇلۇپ (something used for fastening) · ar هَوِّيس (segment of a canal) · es cerradura (something used for fastening) · cy clo (a player in the second row of the scrum in Rugby) · non láss (something used for fastening) · pt trava (firing mechanism of a gun) · ro clanță (something used for fastening) · ar قُفْل (something used for fastening) · he תָּא סָכוּר (segment of a canal) · yue 鎖 /锁 (something used for fastening) · kum дворец (something used for fastening) · fr cadenas (something used for fastening) · zza qesa (firing mechanism of a gun) · ro zăvor (something used for fastening) · fr écluse (segment of a canal) · it serratura (something used for fastening) · kk құлып (something used for fastening) · ga glas (something used for fastening) · bg бра́ва (something used for fastening) · bg затво́р (firing mechanism of a gun) · gu તાળું (something used for fastening) · bg ключа́лка (something used for fastening) · alt сомок (something used for fastening) · fr sas (segment of a canal) · tg қуфл (something used for fastening) · th ล็อก (something used for fastening) · eu sarraila (something used for fastening) · sd تالو (something used for fastening)

lock en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /lɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • lŏk (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /lɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”). Cognate with Cimbrian loch, lòch (“hole”), Dutch lok (“hole”), German Loch (“hole”), German Low German Lock (“hole”), Luxembourgish Lach (“hole”), Vilamovian łöch (“hole”), Yiddish לאָך (lokh, “hole”), Danish låg (“lid, cover”), Norwegian Bokmål lokk (“lid, cover”), Norwegian Nynorsk lok, lokk (“lid, cover”). more detail The verb is from Middle English locken, lokken, louken, from Old English lūcan, Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną. Cognate with Dutch luiken (“to close, to shut”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål lukke (“to close, to shut”), Faroese lúka (“to end, to finish”), Icelandic ljúka (“to close, to shut”), Norwegian Nynorsk lukka (“to close, to shut”). Related to luxe via Latin.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To become fastened in place.
    • We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
    • If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
  2. (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
    • Remember to lock the door when you leave.
  3. (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
    • This door locks with a key.
  4. (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
    • We locked arms and stepped out into the night.
    • with his hands locked behind his back
  5. (intransitive, qualifier:break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
    • a pop and lock routine
  6. To furnish (a canal) with locks.
  7. To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
  8. To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
  9. (Internet, transitive) To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
  10. (Internet, qualifier:wiki jargon, transitive) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
    • Frequently-vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.
  11. (intransitive) To play in the position of lock.
    • Please don't disappoint me - you are female, aren't you? I have a lingering suspicion that you are 17 stone and lock for Tarankai. 1980, Ken Berry, chapter 14, in First Offender, Auckland: Collins, page 117:

Forms

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locked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
locked Tense=Past lexicographic
locking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
locken Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part obsolete lexicographic
locks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

unlock · unlock

Deriveds

relock · wood-locked · lock through · locked fault · lock eyes · lock out · locked nucleic acid · lock into · unlockable · land-locked salmon · lock the stable door after the horse has bolted · landlock · anti-lock · lockout · lock on · lockup · lock under · sea-locked · lockability · double-lock · locked groove · phase-locked loop · mode-locked · lock away · lock in · belock · thread-locking fluid · interlock · lock-in · box and lock · stunlock · lock and load · core locked · lock-out · locked-in syndrome · lock off · antilock · lockable · locked rotor amp · lock horns · lock down · unlock · self-locking · lip-locked · inlock · lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen · tidally locked · lock lips · unlockability · lock up · lock-up

Synonyms

raddle · twine · interlace · intertwist · twist · lace · twine · braid · lock · braid · ruddle · intertwine · lace · interweave · entwist · betwine · entwine · interthread

Translations (185)

aii ܩܵܦܹܠ (to fasten with a lock) · bg минавам през шлюз (to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock) · pt trancar (to fasten with a lock) · uk замкну́ти (to fasten with a lock) · zza vawyaye (to intertwine or dovetail) · acw قَفَّل (to fasten with a lock) · ko 잠그다 (to fasten with a lock) · sk zamknúť (to fasten with a lock) · nl vastlopen (to become fastened in place) · vi khoá (to fasten with a lock) · lv aizslēgt (to fasten with a lock) · ja 鎖す (to fasten with a lock) · it congelarsi (break dancing: to freeze one's body or a part thereof in place) · mn түгжих (to fasten with a lock) · es cerrar con llave (to fasten with a lock) · es cerrar con seguro (to fasten with a lock) · hu zsilippel elzár (to furnish with locks) · yue 鎖 /锁 (to fasten with a lock) · tk beklemek (to fasten with a lock) · es apestillar (to fasten with a lock) · nl op slot doen (to fasten with a lock) · pl zakluczyć (to fasten with a lock) · ar أَقْفَلَ (to fasten with a lock) · ast pesllar (to fasten with a lock) · fi lukittua (to become fastened in place) · hu záródik (to be capable of becoming fastened in place) · sq lidh (to become fastened in place) · az kilidləmək (to fasten with a lock) · it chiudere (to fasten with a lock) · hy կողպել (to fasten with a lock) · ru замкну́ть (to fasten with a lock) · it chiudere a chiave (to fasten with a lock) · bg затва́рям се (to become fastened in place) · jra khuă (to fasten with a lock) · sh zakljùčati (to fasten with a lock) · cs zamykat (to fasten with a lock) · pl zamknąć (to fasten with a lock) · ro blocabilă (to be capable of becoming fastened in place) · nl blokkeren (to become fastened in place) · sv låsa (to fasten with a lock) · hu zár (to fasten with a lock) · da låse (to fasten with a lock) · it restare immobile (break dancing: to freeze one's body or a part thereof in place) · bg заклю́ча (to fasten with a lock) · tk gulplanmak (to become fastened in place) · yi שליסן (to fasten with a lock) · cs zamknout (to fasten with a lock) · hu összeszorít (to intertwine or dovetail) · tr kilitlemek (to fasten with a lock) · km ចាក់សោ (to fasten with a lock) · fr se bloquer (to become fastened in place) · mi raka ((internet) to stop others contributing to a thread, etc.) · pl zamykać na klucz (to fasten with a lock) · mi raka (to fasten with a lock) · it incepparsi (to become fastened in place) · alt бӧктӧӧр (to fasten with a lock) · ota كلیدلمك (to fasten with a lock) · es bloquearse (to become fastened in place) · es poner seguro (to fasten with a lock) · he נָעַל (to fasten with a lock) · es acerrojar (to fasten with a lock) · it restare impalato (break dancing: to freeze one's body or a part thereof in place) · sq mbërthe (to become fastened in place) · es trancar (to fasten with a lock) · ro încuia (to fasten with a lock) · el κλειδώνω (to fasten with a lock) · ba бикләү (to fasten with a lock) · slr beklengüsi (to become fastened in place) · ru блоки́роваться (to become fastened in place) · io klefagar (to fasten with a lock) · es llavir (to fasten with a lock) · ro închide (to become fastened in place) · sh закљу̀чати (to fasten with a lock) · be замкну́ць (to fasten with a lock) · hrx schliese (to fasten with a lock) · fi lukittua (to be capable of becoming fastened in place) · th ใส่กุญแจ (to fasten with a lock) · be замыка́ць (to fasten with a lock) · es trabar (to fasten with a lock) · sk zamykať (to fasten with a lock) · fa قفل کردن (to fasten with a lock) · cmn 鎖 /锁 (to fasten with a lock) · hu beszorul (to become fastened in place) · fi varustaa suluilla (to furnish with locks) · mi maukati (to fasten with a lock) · fr verrouiller (to fasten with a lock) · it bloccarsi (break dancing: to freeze one's body or a part thereof in place) · cmn 鎖上 /锁上 (to fasten with a lock) · hu blokkolódik (to become fastened in place) · zza macelığ (to furnish with locks) · de verschließen (to fasten with a lock) · hu elakad (to become fastened in place) · uk зачини́ти (to fasten with a lock) · it serrare (to fasten with a lock) · de blockieren (to become fastened in place) · acw قَفَل (to fasten with a lock) · hu bezáródik (to become fastened in place) · ro blocabil (to be capable of becoming fastened in place) · be запе́рці (to fasten with a lock) · sl zakleniti (to fasten with a lock) · es cerrarse (to become fastened in place) · et lukustama (to fasten with a lock) · ru замыка́ть (to fasten with a lock) · lt užrakinti (to fasten with a lock) · my သော့ခတ် (to fasten with a lock) · aii ܩܵܦܹܠ (to become fastened in place) · es atrancar (to fasten with a lock) · ca tancar amb cadenat (to fasten with a lock) · ja 閉める (to fasten with a lock) · fi lukkiutua (to be capable of becoming fastened in place) · es enllavar (to fasten with a lock) · hu blokkol (to become fastened in place) · mi tāmau (to fasten with a lock) · uk запира́ти (to fasten with a lock) · tk gulplamak (to fasten with a lock) · hu bezár (to fasten with a lock) · de abschließen (to fasten with a lock) · hi ताला लगाना (to fasten with a lock) · is læsa (to fasten with a lock) · sv låsa sig (to become fastened in place) · uk зачиня́ти (to fasten with a lock) · ja 鍵を掛ける (to fasten with a lock) · ang lūcan (to fasten with a lock) · af sluit (to fasten with a lock) · gd glas (to fasten with a lock) · be запіра́ць (to fasten with a lock) · it munire di chiuse (to furnish with locks) · ru запере́ть (to fasten with a lock) · hu zsilipel (to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock) · sv fastna (to become fastened in place) · es llavear (to fasten with a lock) · fi kulkea sulussa (to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock) · mk заклучи (to fasten with a lock) · eo ŝlosi (to fasten with a lock) · fi lukkiutua (to become fastened in place) · fi lukita (break dancing: to freeze one's body or a part thereof in place) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (to fasten with a lock) · la claudor (to become fastened in place) · es candarse (to become fastened in place) · slr beklegüsi (to fasten with a lock) · ta பின்னு (to intertwine or dovetail) · hu lezáródik (to become fastened in place) · fi lukita (to fasten with a lock) · az qıfıllamaq (to fasten with a lock) · yi פֿאַרשפּאַרן (to fasten with a lock) · ba биктәү (to fasten with a lock) · fi lukita (to be capable of becoming fastened in place) · ro bloca (to become fastened in place) · bg заключвам ((internet) to stop others contributing to a thread, etc.) · tk beklenmek (to become fastened in place) · hu összekulcsol (to intertwine or dovetail) · aii ܕܵܒ݂ܹܪ (to fasten with a lock) · fr barrer (to fasten with a lock) · hu lezár ((internet) to stop others contributing to a thread, etc.) · ta கோர் (to intertwine or dovetail) · hu összefon (to intertwine or dovetail) · gd glais (to fasten with a lock) · nb låse (to fasten with a lock) · om qollofuu (to fasten with a lock) · bg заклю́чвам (to fasten with a lock) · ru запира́ть (to fasten with a lock) · it bloccarsi (to become fastened in place) · nn låsa (to fasten with a lock) · uk запе́рти (to fasten with a lock) · th ล็อก (to fasten with a lock) · mi maukati ((internet) to stop others contributing to a thread, etc.) · bo སྒོ་ལྕགས་བརྒྱབ (to fasten with a lock) · mn цоожлох (to fasten with a lock) · es cerrar con llavín (to fasten with a lock) · zza qefılnayış (to fasten with a lock) · uk замика́ти (to fasten with a lock) · mi tapiki (to intertwine or dovetail) · nl afsluiten (to fasten with a lock) · es trabarse (to become fastened in place) · es candar (to fasten with a lock) · ar أَقْفَلَ (to become fastened in place) · ga glasáil (to fasten with a lock) · acw صَكّ (to fasten with a lock) · hu megakad (to become fastened in place) · ta பூட்டு (to fasten with a lock) · aii ܕܵܒ݂ܹܪ (to become fastened in place) · alt бектеер (to fasten with a lock) · fr se verrouiller (to become fastened in place) · hu összezár (to intertwine or dovetail) · mk заклучува (to fasten with a lock)

lock en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /lɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • lŏk (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /lɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English lok, lokke, from Old English locc (“hair of the head, hair, lock of hair, curl, ringlet”), from Proto-West Germanic *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate with Alemannic German lokha (“hair”), Dutch lok (“lock of hair, curl”), German Locke (“lock of hair, curl”), Danish lok (“lock of hair, curl”), Faroese, Icelandic lokkur (“lock of hair, curl”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk lokk (“lock of hair, curl”), Swedish lock (“lock of hair, curl”). It has been theorised that the word may be related to the Gothic verb *𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (*lukan, “to shut”) in its ancient meaning "to curb".

Meanings

  1. A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
    • Baſſ. […]Nor is the wide world ignorant of her worth, For the foure windes blow in from euery coaſt Renowned ſutors, and her ſunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece, Which makes her ſeat of Belmont Cholchos-'| ſtrond, And many Iaſons come in queſt of her. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 164:
    • If I consent to burn them, will you promise faithfully neither to send nor receive a letter again, nor a book (for I perceive you have sent him books), nor locks of hair, nor rings, nor playthings? 1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC:
  2. A small quantity of straw etc.
  3. (historical, qualifier:Scots law) A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.

Forms

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locks Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

goldilocks · daglock · elflock · forelock · sidelock · locky · underlock · Goldilocks · lovelock · devilock · soaplock · hindlock · earlock · taglock · hairlock · locklet

Translations (83)

ga duailín gruaige (length of hair) · egy i-A-r:D3 (length of hair) · te కురులు (length of hair) · ca ble (length of hair) · cmn 綹 /绺 (length of hair) · eo buklo (length of hair) · ta குலை (length of hair) · el μπούκλα (length of hair) · wa lotchet (length of hair) · cy cudyn (length of hair) · ga dlaoi ghruaige (length of hair) · ga ciabhóg (length of hair) · fr mèche (length of hair) · es bucle (length of hair) · ta கொத்து (length of hair) · km ផ្នត់សក់ (length of hair) · mi taio makawe (length of hair) · es mecha (length of hair) · gl guedella (length of hair) · ga dlaíóg ghruaige (length of hair) · gl crecha (length of hair) · ko 타래 (length of hair) · ga táth gruaige (length of hair) · es tufo (length of hair) · it ciocca (length of hair) · it ricciolo (length of hair) · os стыг (length of hair) · tr sümbül (length of hair) · izh leve (length of hair) · es pelluzgón (length of hair) · sv lock (length of hair) · pt cacho (length of hair) · gl reguñido (length of hair) · th ปอย (length of hair) · ga loca gruaige (length of hair) · is lokkur (length of hair) · ga urla (length of hair) · txb letse (length of hair) · pl kędzior (length of hair) · mk прамен (length of hair) · sk kader (length of hair) · tr zülüf (length of hair) · ba бөҙрә (length of hair) · es mechón (length of hair) · gl bucre (length of hair) · de Locke (length of hair) · fi kiehkura (length of hair) · es rizo (length of hair) · gl repincho (length of hair) · io loklo (length of hair) · gl frechón (length of hair) · ro buclă (length of hair) · ca floc (length of hair) · la crīnis (length of hair) · ta சுருள் (length of hair) · da lok (length of hair) · es cadejo (length of hair) · ja 巻き毛 (length of hair) · hu fürt (length of hair) · gl grifo (length of hair) · es hopo (length of hair) · ru ло́кон (length of hair) · nl lok (length of hair) · mi kaio (length of hair) · cs lokna (length of hair) · dsb kuźera (length of hair) · aii ܥܲܪܩܵܐ (length of hair) · ga gibne (length of hair) · bg кичур (length of hair) · gl penecho (length of hair) · gl carrapizo (length of hair) · ru прядь (length of hair) · hu hajfürt (length of hair) · pt mecha (length of hair) · af lok (length of hair) · ar ذُؤَابَة (length of hair) · es rulo (length of hair) · it ciuffo (length of hair) · mi hukahuka (length of hair) · my ဆံခွေ (length of hair) · mi iho (length of hair) · ga dual gruaige (length of hair) · cs kadeř (length of hair)

lock en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /lɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • lŏk (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /lɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Ellipsis of dreadlock

Meanings

  1. A single dreadlock.

Forms

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locks Number=Plur lexicographic

lock en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /lɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • lŏk (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /lɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Ellipsis of dreadlock

Meanings

  1. To form a dreadlock.

Forms

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locks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
locked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
locked Tense=Past lexicographic
locking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic