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overlock

Syllables: over·lockUK/ˈəʊvəˌlɒk/

overlock noun: a stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.

overlock: a stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming
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Noun

overlock (plural overlocks)

  1. A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.

Verb

overlock (third-person singular simple present overlocks, present participle overlocking, simple past and past participle overlocked)

  1. To stitch in this manner.
  2. (transitive) To make the bolt of a lock go too far.
    • The way to open it, then, is to turn the key the other way, as if to overlock the bolt […]1857, Thomas Stewart Traill, The Encyclopaedia Britannica

overlock meaning in Tamil and Bengali

overlock in Tamil

மேல்மூட்டு

overlock in Bengali

এই পদ্ধতিতে সেলাই করা

Synonyms of overlock

Forms of overlock

Noun
pluraloverlocks
Verb
third-person singular presentoverlocks
present participleoverlocking
past participleoverlocked
pastoverlocked

Origin of overlock

From over- + lock.

Words formed from overlock

Questions about overlock

What does overlock mean?
Overlock means a stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.
What is overlock in Tamil?
Overlock in Tamil is மேல்மூட்டு. See Overlock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is overlock?
Overlock can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce overlock?
Overlock is pronounced /ˈəʊvəˌlɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of overlock?
The plural of overlock is overlocks.

Words near overlock in the dictionary

  1. overloader
  2. overloaders
  3. overloading
  4. overloadings
  5. overloads
  6. overlock
  7. overlocked
  8. overlocker
  9. overlockers
  10. overlocking
  11. overlocks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: overlock (page history and authors); overlock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overlock (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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