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Enlock

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Enlock"

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inlockverb(transitive) To lock in.
lock inverb(transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative.
locknounSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
belocknoun(archaic, transitive) To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.
armlocknounA wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
lock upverb(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
encageverbTo lock inside a cage; to imprison.
lock downverbTo blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.
close inverb(intransitive) To come or approach nearer to someone being pursued.
snecknoun(Northern England, Scotland) A latch or catch.
enmureverbObsolete form of immure. [(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.]
enjailverb(transitive) To put in jail.
embarnoun(archaic, transitive) To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
latchnounA fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
immureverb(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
boltnounA (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
ensorcerizeverb(transitive, archaic) To spellbind or captivate.
interlocknounA safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
genlocknoun(television) A technique whereby the video output of one source, or a specific reference signal, is used to synchronize other sources.
louknounA surname.

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