lock
/ˈlɑk/
verbnoun
Core
1.v.fasten with a lock
“lock the bike to the fence”
2.v.keep engaged
“engaged the gears”
3.v.become rigid or immoveable
“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
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lock and locke are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. lock means “fasten with a lock”. locke means “English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)”. lock is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈlɑk/
1.v.fasten with a lock
“lock the bike to the fence”
2.v.keep engaged
“engaged the gears”
3.v.become rigid or immoveable
“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
/ˈlɑk/
1.n.English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
| lock | locke | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɑk/ | /ˈlɑk/ |
| Said | lahk | lahk |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun |
| Senses | 15 | 1 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | John Locke |
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