lock - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• wrestling hold

More specific

• hammerlock
• headlock

Noun

a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• fastener
• fastening
• fixing
• holdfast

More specific

• combination lock
• cylinder lock
• door latch
• doorlock
• latch
• lever lock
• padlock
• sash fastener
• sash lock
• window lock

Related

• bolt
• deadbolt
• keyhole
• tumbler

Related

• door
• drawer
• gate
• lid

Noun

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
• lock

More generic

• constraint
• restraint

Related

• ignition switch

Noun

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
• lock chamber

More generic

• enclosure

Related

• canal

Noun

a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• mechanism

Related

• firearm
• piece
• small-arm

Noun

a strand or cluster of hair

Synonyms

• curl
• lock
• ringlet
• whorl

More generic

• hair

More specific

• crimp
• dreadlock
• forelock
• sausage curl

Related

• coif
• coiffure
• hair style
• hairdo
• hairstyle

Verb

become rigid or immoveable

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• engage

Opposite / Antonyms

• unlock

Verb

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Synonyms

• lock
• lock away
• lock in
• lock up
• put away
• shut away
• shut up

More generic

• confine

Verb

fasten with a lock

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• fasten
• fix
• secure

Opposite / Antonyms

• unlock

Also See

• lock up

More specific

• bolt
• padlock

Verb

keep engaged

Synonyms

• engage
• lock
• mesh
• operate

More generic

• displace
• move

More specific

• flip
• ride
• switch
• throw

Verb

become engaged or intermeshed with one another

Synonyms

• interlock
• lock

More generic

• bosom
• embrace
• hug
• squeeze

Verb

hold in a locking position

Synonyms

• interlace
• interlock
• lock

More generic

• hold
• take hold

Verb

build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• build
• construct
• make

Verb

hold fast (in a certain state)

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• overcome
• overpower
• overtake
• overwhelm
• sweep over
• whelm

Verb

pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Synonyms

• lock

More generic

• pass

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