lock
English
/lɒk/, /lɑk/
noun
Definitions
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- (computing) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- (gun mechanisms) The firing mechanism.
- Complete control over a situation.
- Something sure to be a success.
- (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- A grapple in wrestling.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lok inherited from Old English loc (enclosure, lock, fastening) inherited from Proto-Germanic *luką (lock, opening, hole) inherited from Middle English locken inherited from Old English lūcan (lock, pull up, pluck out, close, enclose) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (close, shut, cover, lock) root from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (bend, twist, turn, fold, break).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewg-
Gloss
bend, twist, turn, fold, break
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goldilocks English
- Lock English
- Lockport English
- air English
- airlock English
- ankle English
- anklelock English
- anti-lock English
- antideadlock English
- arm English
- armlock English
- belock English
- bolt English
- box English
- boxlock English
- brain English
- brainlock English
- chin English
- chinlock English
- couch English
- couchlock English
- cyberlocker English
- dag English
- daglock English
- dead English
- deadlock English
- deadlockable English
- death English
- deathlock English
- dog English
- doglock English
- ear English
- earlock English
- elf English
- elflock English
- eye English
- eyelock English
- fast English
- fetlock English
- fetlocked English
- fetter English
- fetterlock English
- fire English
- firelock English
- flat English
- flatlock English
- flint English
- flintlock English
- foot English
- foot locker English
- footlocker English
- forelock English
- goldy English
- grid English
- gridlock English
- gun English
- gunlock English
- hair English
- hairlock English
- hammer English
- hammerlock English
- hand English
- handlock English
- hash English
- hashlock English
- head English
- headlock English
- house English
- hyperluxe English
- inlock English
- interlock English
- interlockable English
- interlocker English
- jaw English
- keeper English
- key English
- keylock English
- land English
- landlock English
- leg English
- leglock English
- lid English
- lidlock English
- lip English
- liplock English
- live English
- livelock English
- livelocked English
- lock-weir English
- lockability English
- lockable English
- lockage English
- lockbolt English
- lockbox English
- locker English
- lockfast English
- lockful English
- lockhouse English
- lockiness English
- lockjaw English
- lockkeeper English
- lockless English
- locklike English
- lockmaster English
- locknut English
- lockout English
- lockpicker English
- lockplate English
- lockring English
- lockset English
- lockshield English
- lockside English
- locksman English
- locksmith English
- locksmithery English
- locksmithing English
- locksport English
- lockstep English
- lockstitch English
- lockwork English
- locky English
- love English
- lovelock English
- luxe English
- man English
- manlock English
- master English
- match English
- matchlock English
- mind English
- mindlock English
- multilock English
- neck English
- necklock English
- nonlockable English
- nut English
- oar English
- oarlock English
- out English
- overlock English
- overlocker English
- pick English
- picker English
- picklock English
- plate English
- port English
- postlockout English
- prelockout English
- relock English
- relocker English
- reluctance English
- reluctor English
- reunlock English
- ring English
- rip English
- riplock English
- set English
- shield English
- side English
- sidelock English
- smith English
- smithery English
- snap English
- snaplock English
- soap English
- soaplock English
- soft English
- softlock English
- spin English
- spinlock English
- sport English
- step English
- stitch English
- suit English
- suitlock English
- tag English
- taglock English
- twist English
- twistlock English
- ultraluxe English
- underlock English
- unlock English
- unlockable English
- unlocker English
- uplock English
- weigh English
- weighlock English
- weir English
- wheel English
- wheellock English
- work English
- wrist English
- wristlock English
- aakkoslukko Finnish
- aikalukko Finnish
- alkolukko Finnish
- hajulukko Finnish
- hakalukko Finnish
- ilmalukko Finnish
- infrapunalukko Finnish
- irtolukko Finnish
- jalkalukko Finnish
- ketjulukko Finnish
- kiväärinlukko Finnish
- koodilukko Finnish
- korttilukko Finnish
- käsilukko Finnish
- käsivarsilukko Finnish
- lapsilukko Finnish
- leukalukko Finnish
- lukita Finnish
- lukko Finnish
- lukkokaappi Finnish
- lukkolokero Finnish
- lukkopesä Finnish
- lukkopihdit Finnish
- lukkorengas Finnish
- lukkoseppä Finnish
- lukkosula Finnish
- lukkoutua Finnish
- lukollinen Finnish
- luukku Finnish
- lykky Finnish
- mennä lukkoon Finnish
- noidanlukko Finnish
- ohjauslukko Finnish
- piilukko Finnish
- pulttilukko Finnish
- putkilukko Finnish
- puulukko Finnish
- rengaslukko Finnish
- salalukko Finnish
- sähkölukko Finnish
- takalukko Finnish
- tippalukko Finnish
- uppolukko Finnish
- vanginlukko Finnish
- vesilukko Finnish
- yhdistelmälukko Finnish
- eluctabilis Latin
- eluctor Latin
- ineluctabilis Latin
- inēlūctābilis Latin
- lucta Latin
- luctatio Latin
- luctator Latin
- luctor Latin
- luctārī Latin
- luctātiō Latin
- lucuns Latin
- luma Latin
- luxuria Latin
- luxus Latin
- reluctor Latin
- reluctāns Latin
- Arschloch German
- Astloch German
- Dreckloch German
- Dreilochnutte German
- Dreilochstute German
- Funkloch German
- Knopfloch German
- Loch German
- Lochfraßkorrosion German
- Lochkarte German
- Lochstreifen German
- Locke German
- Lockenwickler German
- Lockesch German
- Löcherleitung German
- Nasenloch German
- Ozonloch German
- Schlupfloch German
- Schlüsselloch German
- Sommerloch German
- Wasserloch German
- Wurmloch German
- lokni Hungarian
- locker Dutch, Flemish
- luxe French
- ло́кон Russian
- локаут Russian
- locker Spanish, Castilian
- Ληξόβιοι Ancient Greek
- λοξός Ancient Greek
- λύγινος Ancient Greek
- λύγος Ancient Greek
- *leuk- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *lugsos Proto-Indo-European
- *lūǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- deadlock Portuguese
- *laukaz Proto-Germanic
- *lauką Proto-Germanic
- *lukilaz Proto-Germanic
- *lukjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lukô Proto-Germanic
- *luką Proto-Germanic
- *lukǭ Proto-Germanic
- *lūkaną Proto-Germanic
- *lūkinjō Proto-Germanic
- baklucka Swedish
- dammlucka Swedish
- insexnyckel Swedish
- lucka Swedish
- lycka Swedish
- lycklig Swedish
- lyckosam Swedish
- nyckel Swedish
- nyckelharpa Swedish
- olycka Swedish
- telegrafnyckel Swedish
- エアロック Japanese
- ロッカー Japanese
- ロックアウト Japanese
- loch Polish
- lok Polish
- belucan Old English
- loc Old English
- lūcan Old English
- onlucan Old English
- tolucan Old English
- रुग्ण Sanskrit
- *forelock Middle English
- belouken Middle English
- fitlokes Middle English
- locken Middle English
- lok Middle English
- loke Middle English
- louken Middle English
- unloken Middle English
- lok Old Norse
- lykill Old Norse
- lúka Old Norse
- låg Danish
- øjelåg Danish
- øjenlåg Danish
- loch Czech
- loc Old French
- ล็อก Thai
- λοκ άουτ Greek (modern)
- llechwedd Welsh
- loc Welsh
- loh Old High German
- lok Old High German
- lokleskar Ido
- lokleto Ido
- lokligar Ido
- loklo Ido
- foloing Old Irish
- imfolngai Old Irish
- inloing Old Irish
- túailnge Old Irish
- loc Middle High German
- loch Middle High German
- Lach Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Nueslach Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *lok gmw-pro
- *lūkan gmw-pro
- *lūcan Old Dutch
- *luggo- Proto-Celtic
- *lungeti Proto-Celtic
- *lungo- Proto-Celtic
- lok Middle Low German
- lucke Middle Low German
- drèkhlòch Cimbrian
- loch Cimbrian
- lòch Cimbrian
- *lok Old Saxon
- lukan Old Saxon
- lokha Alemannic German
- loka Old Swedish
- nykil Old Swedish
- luka Old Frisian
- lok Tok Pisin
- Lock Low German
- loc xno
- *awa-luga Proto-Albanian
- *lecinos Old Latin
- loke Seychellois Creole
- rip
- arm
- elf
- air
- dog
- box
- out
- dag
- gun
- set
- oar
- lid
- tag
- nut
- jaw
- leg
- key
- ear
- man
- lip
- eye
- weir
- hash
- bolt
- port
- flat
- foot
- luxe
- love
- suit
- hair
- spin
- grid
- pick
- head
- ring
- step
- live
- mind
- land
- Lock
- fast
- dead
- fire
- work
- neck
- soft
- snap
- chin
- soap
- side
- hand
- brain
- plate
- smith
- flint
- sport
- goldy
- wheel
- match
- locky
- death
- twist
- wrist
- weigh
- ankle
- house
- couch
- hammer
- belock
- uplock
- shield
- locker
- unlock
- inlock
- fetter
- keeper
- picker
- relock
- stitch
- master
- locknut
- armlock
- lockage
- leglock
- riplock
- liplock
- taglock
- keylock
- earlock
- lockset
- doglock
- eyelock
- fetlock
- lockjaw
- manlock
- lockful
- lockbox
- gunlock
- lockout
- lidlock
- airlock
- oarlock
- boxlock
- daglock
- elflock
- lockwork
- lovelock
- flatlock
- hashlock
- locksman
- smithery
- landlock
- reunlock
- necklock
- Lockport
- spinlock
- locklike
- hairlock
- lockring
- lockable
- reluctor
- forelock
- lockbolt
- lockfast
- sidelock
- suitlock
- picklock
- lockless
- overlock
- soaplock
- livelock
- lockstep
- snaplock
- chinlock
- mindlock
- deadlock
- lockside
- relocker
- gridlock
- softlock
- headlock
- unlocker
- handlock
- firelock
- interlock
- anklelock
- lockhouse
- weighlock
- locksport
- matchlock
- twistlock
- underlock
- flintlock
- lock-weir
- fetlocked
- wristlock
- wheellock
- lockplate
- locksmith
- hyperluxe
- lockiness
- couchlock
- brainlock
- multilock
- deathlock
- ultraluxe
- anti-lock
- fetterlock
- hammerlock
- lockstitch
- Goldilocks
- lockshield
- prelockout
- lockpicker
- unlockable
- overlocker
- lockmaster
- livelocked
- reluctance
- footlocker
- lockkeeper
- nonlockable
- lockability
- cyberlocker
- postlockout
- interlocker
- foot locker
- locksmithery
- locksmithing
- antideadlock
- deadlockable
- interlockable