🔒lock

verb, noun
/lɒk/

Meaning

to fasten something securely with a key or device; a fastening device
to secure something with a key or mechanism; to become fixed in position
to fasten with a lock; to secure; to prevent access

Example Sentences

Please lock the door when you leave.

Don't forget to lock the door when you leave.

Please lock the door when you leave the house.

Example Expressions

lock horns

Synonyms

secure, fasten, latch, seal, bolt, close
Entry 1
secure, fasten, latch, seal
Entry 2
secure, fasten, bolt, seal, close
Entry 3
secure, fasten, bolt, close

Antonyms

unlock, open, unfasten, release
Entry 1
unlock, open
Entry 2
unlock, open, unfasten, release
Entry 3
unlock, open, unfasten, release

Collocations

lock the door, lock the gate, locked room, lock securely, lock door, lock up, lock away, lock doors, securely lock, automatically lock, double lock
Entry 1
lock the door, lock the gate, locked room, lock securely
Entry 2
lock door, lock up, lock away, lock securely
Entry 3
lock doors, lock away, securely lock, automatically lock, double lock

More Example Sentences

Do you have any appointments after 2 o’clock?

Do you have any appointments after 3 o’clock?

Do you have any appointments after 4 o’clock?

Do you have any appointments after 5 o’clock?

Our class starts at 9 o'clock in the morning.

I have my lunch between 1 o'clock and 2 o'clock.

Can you check the door lock in my room? It’s not working.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.

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