Locking and Open

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Locking noun - The act of locking something up to protect it.

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Open is an antonym for locking in fasten topic.

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

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

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Locking is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

In the back-story for Icewind Dale, the hero sacrificed himself to close an open gate to hell, his blood somehow locking the gate.

Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Video Games
Natarle also performs one, locking terrorist leader Muruta Azrael inside the bridge of the Dominion with her and refusing to open the door for him, even as he repeatedly shoots her.

Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Anime and Manga
This can be used to burn things...for a few minutes, before it must be placed into a locking mechanism to open a door.

Source: Plot Coupon That Does Something

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Open and Locking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/locking/open

Locking & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/locking/open>.

Open or Locking. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/locking/open.

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