Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lock 
 
  2  of  9  senses  of  lock 
 
  Sense  1 
  lock 
  =>  padlock 
  =>  bolt 
 
  Sense  2 
  engage,  mesh,  lock,  operate 
  =>  throw,  flip,  switch 
  =>  ride 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lock 
 
  2  of  9  senses  of  lock 
 
  Sense  1 
  lock 
  =>  padlock 
  =>  bolt 
 
  Sense  2 
  engage,  mesh,  lock,  operate 
  =>  throw,  flip,  switch 
  =>  switch  on  turn  on 
  =>  switch  off  cut,  turn  off  turn  out 
  =>  kill 
  =>  ride 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lock 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lock 
 
  9  senses  of  lock 
 
  Sense  1 
  lock 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
  Also  See->  lock  up#2;  lock  up#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  engage,  mesh,  lock,  operate 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  3 
  lock 
  =>  engage 
 
  Sense  4 
  lock,  interlock,  interlace 
  =>  hold  take  hold 
 
  Sense  5 
  interlock,  lock 
  =>  embrace,  hug,  bosom,  squeeze 
 
  Sense  6 
  lock 
  =>  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
 
  Sense  7 
  lock  in  lock  away  lock,  put  away  shut  up  shut  away  lock  up 
  =>  confine 
 
  Sense  8 
  lock 
  =>  pass,  go  through  go  across 
 
  Sense  9 
  lock 
  =>  construct,  build,  make 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lock 
 
  lock  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lock 
 
  Sense  1 
  lock 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  engage,  mesh,  lock,  operate 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lock 
  =>  engage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  lock,  interlock,  interlace 
  =>  hold  take  hold 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  interlock,  lock 
  =>  embrace,  hug,  bosom,  squeeze 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  lock 
  =>  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  lock  in  lock  away  lock,  put  away  shut  up  shut  away  lock  up 
  =>  confine 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  lock 
  =>  pass,  go  through  go  across 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  lock 
  =>  construct,  build,  make 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lock 
  air  lock 
  airlock 
  alarm  clock 
  ammonia  clock 
  atomic  clock 
  atrioventricular  block 
  auction  block 
  bad  block 
  ballock 
  biological  clock 
  black  hemlock 
  block 
  bollock 
  breechblock 
  building  block 
  bullock 
  bullock  block 
  butcher  block 
  caesium  clock 
  california  four  o'clock 
  canadian  hemlock 
  carolina  hemlock 
  caudal  block 
  cellblock 
  chadlock 
  charlock 
  chopping  block 
  cinder  block 
  city  block 
  clock 
  colorado  four  o'clock 
  combination  lock 
  common  four-o'clock 
  cuckoo  clock 
  cylinder  block 
  cylinder  lock 
  damper  block 
  deadlock 
  desert  four  o'clock 
  doorlock 
  douglas  hemlock 
  dreadlock 
  eastern  hemlock 
  electric  clock 
  engine  block 
  fetlock 
  firelock 
  flintlock 
  flock 
  forelock 
  four  o'clock 
  grandfather  clock 
  gridlock 
  gunlock 
  hammerlock 
  handlock 
  headlock 
  heart  block 
  hemlock 
  hillock 
  ignition  lock 
  interlock 
  jackson  pollock 
  jointed  charlock 
  lesser  hemlock 
  lever  lock 
  line  block 
  lock 
  lock-gate 
  lock-up  option 
  lock  chamber 
  lock  washer 
  lockage 
  lockbox 
  locke 
  locker 
  locker  room 
  locket 
  locking 
  locking  pliers 
  lockjaw 
  lockkeeper 
  lockman 
  lockmaster 
  locknut 
  lockout 
  lockring 
  locksmith 
  lockstitch 
  lockup 
  longcase  clock 
  matchlock 
  measuring  block 
  mental  block 
  mountain  four  o'clock 
  mountain  hemlock 
  oarlock 
  office  block 
  pacific  hemlock 
  padlock 
  paracervical  block 
  pendulum  clock 
  pillow  block 
  poison  hemlock 
  pollock 
  pudendal  block 
  pulley-block 
  roadblock 
  rowlock 
  safety  lock 
  sash  lock 
  scalp  lock 
  schlock 
  scribbling  block 
  scribing  block 
  shepherd's  clock 
  sherlock 
  shlock 
  shylock 
  sketchblock 
  snatch  block 
  spotted  hemlock 
  spotted  water  hemlock 
  square  block 
  starting  block 
  stumbling  block 
  sunblock 
  swage  block 
  sweet  four  o'clock 
  system  clock 
  time  clock 
  tower  block 
  trailing  four  o'clock 
  trap  block 
  turret  clock 
  vapor  lock 
  vapour  lock 
  wall  clock 
  warlock 
  water  clock 
  water  hemlock 
  wedlock 
  west  coast  hemlock 
  western  hemlock 
  wheel  lock 
  window  lock 
  wood  block 
  writer's  block 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lock 
 
  The  noun  lock  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  lock  --  (a  fastener  fitted  to  a  door  or  drawer  to  keep  it  firmly  closed) 
  2.  (2)  lock,  curl,  ringlet,  whorl  --  (a  strand  or  cluster  of  hair) 
  3.  (1)  lock  --  (a  mechanism  that  detonates  the  charge  of  a  gun) 
  4.  lock,  lock  chamber  --  (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) 
  5.  lock,  ignition  lock  --  (a  restraint  incorporated  into  the  ignition  switch  to  prevent  the  use  of  a  vehicle  by  persons  who  do  not  have  the  key) 
  6.  lock  --  (any  wrestling  hold  in  which  some  part  of  the  opponent's  body  is  twisted  or  pressured) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lock 
 
  The  verb  lock  has  9  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  lock  --  (fasten  with  a  lock;  "lock  the  bike  to  the  fence") 
  2.  (7)  engage,  mesh,  lock,  operate  --  (keep  engaged;  "engaged  the  gears") 
  3.  (4)  lock  --  (become  rigid  or  immoveable;  of  bones;  "Don't  lock  your  knees  in  this  exercise") 
  4.  (2)  lock,  interlock,  interlace  --  (hold  in  a  locking  position:  "He  locked  his  hands  around  her  neck") 
  5.  (2)  interlock,  lock  --  (become  engaged  or  intermeshed  with  one  another;  "They  were  locked  in  embrace") 
  6.  (1)  lock  --  (hold  fast  (in  a  certain  state);  "He  was  locked  in  a  laughing  fit") 
  7.  (1)  lock  in  lock  away  lock,  put  away  shut  up  shut  away  lock  up  --  (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") 
  8.  lock  --  (pass  by  means  through  a  lock  in  a  waterway) 
  9.  lock  --  (build  locks  in  order  to  facilitate  the  navigation  of  vessels) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lock 
  around-the-clock 
  chockablock 
  locked 
  locker-room 
  round-the-clock 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lock 
 
  The  noun  lock  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  lock  --  (a  fastener  fitted  to  a  door  or  drawer  to  keep  it  firmly  closed) 
  2.  (2)  lock,  curl,  ringlet,  whorl  --  (a  strand  or  cluster  of  hair) 
  3.  (1)  lock  --  (a  mechanism  that  detonates  the  charge  of  a  gun) 
  4.  lock,  lock  chamber  --  (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) 
  5.  lock,  ignition  lock  --  (a  restraint  incorporated  into  the  ignition  switch  to  prevent  the  use  of  a  vehicle  by  persons  who  do  not  have  the  key) 
  6.  lock  --  (any  wrestling  hold  in  which  some  part  of  the  opponent's  body  is  twisted  or  pressured) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lock 
 
  The  verb  lock  has  9  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  lock  --  (fasten  with  a  lock;  "lock  the  bike  to  the  fence") 
  2.  (7)  engage,  mesh,  lock,  operate  --  (keep  engaged;  "engaged  the  gears") 
  3.  (4)  lock  --  (become  rigid  or  immoveable;  of  bones;  "Don't  lock  your  knees  in  this  exercise") 
  4.  (2)  lock,  interlock,  interlace  --  (hold  in  a  locking  position:  "He  locked  his  hands  around  her  neck") 
  5.  (2)  interlock,  lock  --  (become  engaged  or  intermeshed  with  one  another;  "They  were  locked  in  embrace") 
  6.  (1)  lock  --  (hold  fast  (in  a  certain  state);  "He  was  locked  in  a  laughing  fit") 
  7.  (1)  lock  in  lock  away  lock,  put  away  shut  up  shut  away  lock  up  --  (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") 
  8.  lock  --  (pass  by  means  through  a  lock  in  a  waterway) 
  9.  lock  --  (build  locks  in  order  to  facilitate  the  navigation  of  vessels) 

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