All lock synonyms
lock
L l verb lock
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- shut β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- hug β to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- clutch β If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
- button β Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
- mesh β any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- unite β to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- clench β When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- button up β to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- engage β Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention).
- embrace β An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
- encircle β Form a circle around ; surround.
noun lock
- grip β the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- latch β a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- clamp β A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- fixture β something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc.: a light fixture; kitchen fixtures.
- clinch β If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
- fastening β something that fastens, as a lock or clasp.
- grapple β to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- connection β A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
- link β a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- junction β an act of joining; combining.
- hasp β Houston Automatic Spooling Program
- clasp β If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- bond β A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
- padlock β a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
- combination lock β A combination lock is a lock which can only be opened by turning a dial or a number of dials according to a particular series of letters or numbers.
- safety catch β a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- mortise lock β a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- deadlock β If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
- connexion β the act or state of connecting.
- curl β If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- tuft β a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
- wisp β a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
- tress β Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- ringlet β a curled lock of hair.
- hank β Angelo ("Hank") 1916β2002, U.S. basketball player.
- skein β a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- strand β to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.