LOCKING Synonyms

• final or ending

• the act of closing something

• the last section of a communication

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

• termination of operations

• a concluding action

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

• the act of treating something to make it repel water

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

• in a rigid manner

• directly

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

• a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

• the act of grasping

• hold firmly and tightly

• fasten with or as if with a brooch

• fasten with a buckle or buckles

• grasp firmly

• spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

• catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove

• fasten with a latch

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

• a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting

• the act of interlocking or meshing

• coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

• hold in a locking position

• become engaged or intermeshed with one another

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

• consume all of one's attention or time

• engage or hire for work

• ask to represent; of legal counsel

• give to in marriage

• get caught

• carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

• hire for work or assistance

• engage for service under a term of contract

• keep engaged

• spin, wind, or twist together

• hold in a locking position

• the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles

• contact by fitting together

• the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

• the act of interlocking or meshing

• keep engaged

• coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

• work together in harmony

• entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• perform as expected when applied

• handle and cause to function

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

• keep engaged

• perform surgery on

• a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it

• close with or as if with a tight seal

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• secure by locking

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• throw or cast away

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• stop using

• kill gently, as with an injection

• eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

• turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• closely confined

• refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• cause to be quiet or not talk