lock, v.
(locked, locking, locks)
freq. cnt. 25
(locked, locking, locks)
freq. cnt. 25
fasten with a lock
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
lock
sample sentences
"lock the bike to the fence"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
antonym
also see
keep engaged
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
engage lock mesh operate
sample sentences
"engaged the gears"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
become rigid or immoveable
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
lock
sample sentences
"The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"verb frames
Something ----s
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
interlock lock
sample sentences
"They were locked in embrace"verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hold in a locking position
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
interlace interlock lock
sample sentences
"He locked his hands around her neck"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lock lock away lock in lock up put away shut away shut up
sample sentences
"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend""She locked her jewels in the safe"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hold fast (in a certain state)
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lock
sample sentences
"He was locked in a laughing fit"verb frames
Something ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
<verb.creation>
lock
verb frames
Somebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
<verb.motion>
lock