English Explanatory Dictionary

belock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.

Word forms

belock belocks belocking belocked

Etymology

From Middle English belouken, bilouken, from Old English belūcan (“to lock up, bring to an end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilūkan (“to lock up”), equivalent to be- + lock. Cognate with Middle Low German belûken (“to close, secure”), Middle High German belūchen, belouchen (“to enclose, shut in”), obsolete German belochen (“lock up, lock in, include”).

Synonyms

clasp grasp grip
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