Kill and Lock

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Lock and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lock" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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Kill and lock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Lock".

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

good	good kill	good lock
special	special kill	special lock
long	long kill	long lock
single	single kill	single lock
Other adjectives: cheap, actual, big, bad, dark, automatic, final, double, literal.

man	kill man	lock man
guy	kill guy	lock guy
woman	kill woman	lock woman
wife	kill wife	lock wife
Other words: children, parents, time, characters, opponent, player, enemy, everyone, times, friends, enemies.

Danno shoots out the lock of a cheap apartment, only to accidentally kill a robbery suspect he was pursuing.

Source: Shoot Out the Lock
Willow: When you brought me here I thought it was to kill me, or to lock me in some mystical dungeon for all eternity, or with the torture, but instead you go all Dumbledore on me.

Source: Person as Verb
In Under the Knife 2, it's a mechanical door lock instead - this has the advantage that locks won't kill you, but the alarm goes off if you mess up at all.

Source: Videogame / Trauma Center

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