English noun: lock | |||
1. | lock (artifact) a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | combination lock, cylinder lock, door latch, doorlock, latch, lever lock, padlock, sash fastener, sash lock, window lock | ||
Part holonym | bolt, deadbolt, keyhole, tumbler | ||
Part meronym | door, drawer, gate, lid | ||
2. | lock (body) a strand or cluster of hair | ||
Synonyms | curl, ringlet, whorl | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hair | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crimp, dreadlock, forelock, sausage curl | ||
Part meronym | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
3. | lock (artifact) a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mechanism | ||
Part meronym | firearm, piece, small-arm | ||
4. | lock (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enclosure | ||
Part meronym | canal | ||
5. | lock (artifact) a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key | ||
Synonyms | ignition lock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | constraint, restraint | ||
Part meronym | ignition switch | ||
6. | lock (act) any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wrestling hold | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hammerlock, headlock | ||
English verb: lock | |||
1. | lock (contact) fasten with a lock | ||
Samples | Lock the bike to the fence. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bolt, padlock | ||
Antonyms | unlock, unlock | ||
2. | lock (contact) keep engaged | ||
Samples | Engaged the gears. | ||
Synonyms | engage, mesh, operate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flip, ride, switch, throw | ||
Antonyms | disengage, withdraw | ||
3. | lock (change) become rigid or immoveable | ||
Samples | The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | engage | ||
Antonyms | unlock | ||
4. | lock (contact) hold in a locking position | ||
Samples | He locked his hands around her neck. | ||
Synonyms | interlace, interlock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold, take hold | ||
5. | lock (contact) become engaged or intermeshed with one another | ||
Samples | They were locked in embrace. | ||
Synonyms | interlock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze | ||
6. | lock (emotion) hold fast (in a certain state) | ||
Samples | He was locked in a laughing fit. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm | ||
7. | lock (contact) place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape | ||
Samples | The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend. She locked her jewels in the safe. | ||
Synonyms | lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confine | ||
8. | lock (motion) pass by means through a lock in a waterway | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
9. | lock (creation) build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | build, construct, make | ||