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Lock

🔄 Synonyms of "Lock"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
operateverb	(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
whorlnoun	Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
curlnoun	A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
lock inverb	(transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative.
meshnoun	A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
interlacenoun	(transitive) To cross one with another.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
interlocknoun	(ambitransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.
ringletnoun	A lock, tress.
lock awayverb	(transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
lock upverb	(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
shut upverb	(ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.
shut awayverb	To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
lock chambernoun	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
ignition locknoun	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

↔️ Antonyms of "Lock"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
withdrawverb	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
disengageverb	(ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.
unlockverb	(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lock"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
interlocknoun	(ambitransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.
lock inverb	(transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative.
meshnoun	A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
interlacenoun	(transitive) To cross one with another.
whorlnoun	Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
lock awayverb	(transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
curlnoun	A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
ringletnoun	A lock, tress.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
lock upverb	(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
shut upverb	(ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.
operateverb	(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
shut awayverb	To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
ignition locknoun	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
lock chambernoun	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
keynoun	(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
padlocknoun	A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
keyholenoun	The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
doornoun	(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.