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Definition

verb. 1 fasten with a device that bars free passage; 2 place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Example Sentence

He is locking the door with his key.

Synonyms

fasten; fix; secure

Antonyms

open

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locking
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Rhymes

  • blocking
  • cocking
  • docking
  • flocking
  • hocking
  • knocking
  • locking
  • mocking
  • rocking
  • shocking
  • socking
  • stocking

  • restocking
  • undocking
  • unlocking
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