Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old clip | old lock |
| good | good clip | good lock |
| sound | sound clip | sound lock |
| musical | musical clip | musical lock |
| Other adjectives: special, long, similar, single, simple, actual, large, slow, little, black, white, new, automatic, given, final, extra, different, literal, said, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Linda Hamilton, who took her role preparation seriously (look at her!), picked both the harness lock and the door lock with pieces of a paper clip on-camera.
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In Breaking Bad, when Jesse is being held captive by the Neo-Nazis, he picks the lock on his handcuffs with a paper clip.
Source: Hairpin Lockpick -
When a resourceful character picks a lock, be they handcuffs, doors or secret diaries, with a hairpin, paper clip, or some other everyday object, you get the Hairpin Lockpick.
Source: Hairpin Lockpick
Cite this Source
Lock and Clip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clip/lock
Clip & Lock. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clip/lock>.
Lock or Clip. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clip/lock.
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