Lock and Press

Lock

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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Press and lock are semantically related in embrace topic. In some cases you can use "Press" instead the word "Lock" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like fasten.

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

Press

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Synonyms for Press

Antonyms for Press

Lock and press are semantically related in clasp topic. Sometimes you can use "Lock" instead the word "Press" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old	old lock	old press
good	good lock	good press
better	better lock	better press
positive	positive lock	positive press
Other adjectives: single, simple, heavy, actual, hard, large, huge, little, bad, key, new, mechanical, final, extra, timed.

Common collocations

guy	lock guy	press guy
sequence	lock sequence	press sequence
times	lock times	press times
weapons	lock weapons	press weapons
Other words: keys, lips, doors.

Both words in one sentence

Many such devices will, if you press the "lock" button, make a fairly polite tweet or similar noise and/or flash the lights to aid the user in locating the car without annoying others in the area.

Source: Dude, Where's Our Car?
Lock and Key Puzzle: The fire marble press requires you to place up to six colored marbles into a 25x25 grid.

Source: Video Game / Riven
Bullet Time: A Max Payne ability is present in the original Codename 47 as an easter egg press the scroll lock button to activate bullet time during gameplay.

Source: Video Game / Hitman

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