lock

Definition

Examples

Please lock the office door when you leave for the night.

Word Family

Synonyms

• fastencause to be firmly attached
• secureget by special effort
• bolta discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

Collocations

• Easy lock the door
  to lock the door, meaning to fasten with a lock
• Medium lock files in a safe
  to lock files in a safe, meaning to fasten with a lock
• Hard lock into a long-term contract
  to lock into a long-term contract, meaning to fasten with a lock
• Very Hard lock horns with fierce regulators
  to lock horns with fierce regulators, meaning to fasten with a lock