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
Definition for lock (2 of 2)
lock
2
[ lok ]
/ lɒk /
noun
a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
locks,
- the hair of the head.
- short wool of inferior quality, as that obtained in small clumps from the legs.
a small tuft or portion of wool, cotton, flax, etc.
Origin of lock
2
before 900; Middle English
locke, Old English
locc lock of hair, cognate with Old Norse
lokkr, Dutch
lok curl, German
Locke
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British Dictionary definitions for lock (1 of 2)
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 (2 of 2)
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
lock