belock
belock verb: to lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.
Verb
belock (third-person singular simple present belocks, present participle belocking, simple past and past participle belocked)
- To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.
- This is the hand, which, with a vow'd contract, was fast belocked in thine.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- The brawny mariner belocks the line / Within his horny palm, and to the rude / Timeing of a tuneless lay, the frolic sail / Quickly upclews, and wraps it to the yard.1814, H. Finn, “The Cathedral”, in The Lady's Monthly Museum
Synonyms of belock
Forms of belock
| third-person singular present | belocks |
|---|---|
| present participle | belocking |
| past participle | belocked |
| past | belocked |
Origin of belock
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”).
Questions about belock
- What does belock mean?
- Belock means to lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.
- What part of speech is belock?
- Belock is a verb.
- What is the past tense of belock?
- The past tense of belock is belocked.
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