Embrace and Lock

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Embrace

Embrace verb - To put one's arms around and press tightly.

Usage example: upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son

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Lock is a synonym for embrace. In some cases you can use "Lock" instead the word "Embrace" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: embraced, embracing

Lock

Lock verb - Become engaged or intermeshed with one another.

Usage example: They were locked in embrace

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Embrace is a synonym for lock in fasten topic. Sometimes you can use "Embrace" instead the word "Lock" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as clasp.

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

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How words are described

old	old embrace	old lock
good	good embrace	good lock
physical	physical embrace	physical lock
safe	safe embrace	safe lock
Other adjectives: long, alien, proper, permanent, titular, red.

Common collocations

power	embrace power	lock power
children	embrace children	lock children
world	embrace world	lock world
abilities	embrace abilities	lock abilities

Both words in one sentence

The King, who has chosen to embrace this legacy rather than live in shame, willingly breaks the lock on the factory.

Source: Video Game / Grandia II
Fake-Out Make-Out: In order to evade hired assassins, Jin and Saki hide in a grove used as a make-out place, and in order to blend in, lock in embrace.

Source: Manga / Jin

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Lock or Embrace. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/embrace/lock.

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