Idioms for lock
Origin of lock
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
loc fastening, bar; cognate with Middle Low German
lok, Old High German
loh, Old Norse
lok a cover, lid, Gothic
-luk in
usluk opening; akin to Old English
lūcan to shut
OTHER WORDS FROM lock
lock·less, adjective self-lock·ing, adjective well-locked, adjectiveWords nearby lock
lochiometra,
lochiometritis,
lochiorrhea,
lochus,
loci,
lock,
lock bay,
lock horns,
lock in,
lock nut,
lock on to
British Dictionary definitions for lock up (1 of 3)
lock up
verb (adverb)
noun lockup
adjective
lock-up British and NZ
(of premises) without living accommodation
a lock-up shop
British Dictionary definitions for lock up (2 of 3)
lock
1
/ (lɒk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of lock
lockable, adjectiveWord Origin for lock
Old English
loc; related to Old Norse
lok
British Dictionary definitions for lock up (3 of 3)
lock
2
/ (lɒk) /
noun
a strand, curl, or cluster of hair
a tuft or wisp of wool, cotton, etc
(plural) mainly literary
hair, esp when curly or fine
Word Origin for lock
Old English
loc; related to Old Frisian
lok, Old Norse
lokkr lock of wool
Idioms and Phrases with lock up (1 of 2)
lock up
Close a house or place of work, fastening all the doors and windows, as in The attendant locks up at eleven o'clock every night, or Did you remind Abby to lock up? [Late 1500s]
Invest in something not easily converted into cash, as in Most of their assets were locked up in real estate. [Late 1600s]
lock someone up. Confine or imprison someone, as in The princes were locked up in the Tower of London. [c. 1300]
Idioms and Phrases with lock up (2 of 2)
lock