Lock

/lɒk/

Synonyms for "lock" (296 found)

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Closest matches (60)

aboideau accord agreeair lockansweranswer toarticulate assentassort withauthority bang bar barricade barrier battenbatten downbe consistentbe of onebe uniform withbear hug

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bind blockblock upblockade bolt buckle butt buttonbutton upcage catch cessation check chime chock chokechoke offclap clasp cleat clip closeclose offclose outclose tightclose upclutch cohere coincide command commit

Adjective(1 words)

blocked state

Noun(6 words)

boat liftbolt boltscanal lockchildproofs clasps

Verb(2 words)

bolted closed

Strong matches (88)

completely concur confine conformconform withconnectconsist withconstrain constrict contain contract controlcoop upcooperate correspond cover crimp crowd curldead set

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dead standdead stopdeadlock debar detaindock gatedog dovetaildying downebb ebbing embrace engage entangle entirely entwine excludefall in togetherfasten fastenerfit togetherfixfix onfix uponflood-hatch floodgate foldfold upfollow frizz frizzlefull nelsonfull stopgate girthgo togethergo withgrapple grasp gunhalf nelsonhalthang togetherharmonize hasp

Adverb(1 words)

completely

Noun(18 words)

constant featurecowlicks curl curls deadbolt deadbolts doorlock dreadlock fasten fix flintlocks forelock forelocks frizzes grapples guarantee gunlock hair

Verb(4 words)

engage fastened fastens hangs

Related words (148)

head gatehinge hit hitch holdhold togetherhook implant impound imprison incarcerate interlock intersect jam jibe join jointkeep outkeep track ofkey

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lacing latchlock gatelock inlock outlock upmatch miter mortise nail oblige obstruct occlude overlap pack padlock parallel peg penstock pin plant plumb ponytail power pursuequarter nelsonrabbet registerregister withrespond torestrain restrict retain ringlet rivet scarf scissors screw sealseal offseal upsecure sew shutshut offshut outshut the doorshut tightshut upsing in chorusskewer slam sluicesluice gatesnapsort withsquaresquare withsqueezesqueeze shutstabilize standstand in the waystand togetherstandstill staple stick stifle stillstand stitch stopstop upstrangle stranglehold strangulate subsidence suffocate supervision sway tack tallytide gatetoehold toggle track trap tress wane waningwater gatewedge weirzip upzipper

Noun(18 words)

headlocksignition lockimmobilize interlocks latch latches linchpinlock chamberpadlock padlocking padlocks passwords ringlets secure stabilize strand tresswater lock

Verb(16 words)

interlace interlock intertwine latchedlock awaylock inlock upmesh operate padlockedput awaysecure resultsshut awayshut upshuts unchange

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More general

42 entries

bosom buildcanal structureconfine constraint construct displace embrace enclosure engage fasten fastener fastening fix fixing guarantee

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More specific

16 entries

basin lockbracketcabinet lockclampcombination lockcurl deadboltdigital lockdoor lockdouble locknavigation lockpadlock pinprice lockrate lockringlet

Collocations

8 entries

combination lockdeadboltdoor locklock boxlockbox lockup padlocksecurity lock

Inflections

3 entries

locked locking locks

Derivations

11 entries

lockable lockage lockbox locker locking locksmith lockup lockwise relock unlock unlocked

Antonyms

1 entries

unlock

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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They forgot to lock the door.

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Lock the safe.

Source: tatoeba (18546)

The lock on my drawer had been tampered with and some of my papers were missing.

Source: tatoeba (27150)

I forgot to lock the drawer.

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