Lock
Lock noun - One that is certain to succeed.
Stake
Stake noun - A legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something.
How words are described
| old | old lock | old stake |
| good | good lock | good stake |
| special | special lock | special stake |
| long | long lock | long stake |
| Other adjectives: simple, sharp, large, big, huge, little, bad, white, holy, automatic, makeshift, double. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels focused on working class criminals, with a less-than-a-million pound fee at stake. Snatch.
Source: Film / RocknRolla -
Brawler Lock: This happens in nearly every wrestling match, because its wrestling, but special mention goes to his first blood match with Delirious where Jimmy Jacobs was trying to hold back Deliriou's stake and Delirious was trying to hold back Jacob's spike.
Source: Wrestling / Jimmy Jacobs
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