| Main Entry: | lock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, clasp |
Synonyms: |
bar, bolt, button, button up, clench, close, clutch, embrace, encircle, enclose, engage, entwine, grapple, grasp, hug, join, latch, link, mesh, press, seal, secure, shut, turn the key, unite |
Antonyms: |
unclasp, unfasten, unlock |
| Main Entry: | locked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secured |
Synonyms: |
cinched, closed, fastened, padlocked, sealed, tight |
| Main Entry: | assure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make certain |
Synonyms: |
cinch, clinch, complete, confirm, ensure, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insure, lock, lock on, lock up, make sure, nail down, put on ice, seal, secure, set |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
Synonyms: |
barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
Synonyms: |
bar, deadbolt, latch, lock, secure |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unbolt, unfasten, unlock |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, seal |
Synonyms: |
bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off |
Antonyms: |
open, release, unclose, unplug, unseal, unstop |
| Main Entry: | closed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shut, out of service |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, dark, fastened, folded, gone fishing, locked, not open, out of business, out of order, padlocked, sealed, shut down |
Antonyms: |
in business, open, running, working |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly in one's arms |
Synonyms: |
bear hug, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grasp, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, take in arms, wrap |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interconnect; bring into operation |
Synonyms: |
activate, apply, attach, dovetail, energize, fasten, get going, interact, interlace, interlock, intermesh, interplay, join, lock, mesh, switch on |
Antonyms: |
cancel, defuse, disconnect |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |