Lock

What “Lock” means

Noun

1. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
2. A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
3. A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
4. The firing mechanism in a gun.
5. Complete control over a situation.

Verb

1. To become fastened in place.
2. To fasten with a lock.
3. To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
4. To intertwine or dovetail.
5. To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.

Noun

1. A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
2. A small quantity of straw etc.
3. A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.

Noun

1. A single dreadlock.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”). Cognate with Cimbrian loch, lòch (“hole”), Dutch lok (“hole”), German Loch (“hole”), German Low German Lock (“hole”), Luxembourgish Lach (“hole”), Vilamovian łöch (“hole”), Yiddish לאָך (lokh, “hole”), Danish låg (“lid, cover”), Norwegian Bokmål lokk (“lid, cover”), Norwegian Nynorsk lok, lokk (“lid, cover”). more detail The verb is from Middle English locken, lokken, louken, from Old English lūcan, Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną. Cognate with Dutch luiken (“to close, to shut”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål lukke (“to close, to shut”), Faroese lúka (“to end, to finish”), Icelan

From Middle English lok, lokke, from Old English locc (“hair of the head, hair, lock of hair, curl, ringlet”), from Proto-West Germanic *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate with Alemannic German lokha (“hair”), Dutch lok (“lock of hair, curl”), German Locke (“lock of hair, curl”), Danish lok (“lock of hair, curl”), Faroese, Icelandic lokkur (“lock of hair, curl”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk lokk (“lock of hair, curl”), Swedish lock (“lock of hair, curl”). It has been theorised that the word may be related to the Gothic verb *𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (*lukan, “to shut”) in its ancient meaning "to curb".

Ellipsis of dreadlock

Business name ideas with “Lock”

Industries where “Lock” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Cybersecurity Company
• Escape Room
• Locksmith
• All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
• Locksmiths