lock.
a lock of hair, a curl of hair
Meaning & usage
a lock of hair, a curl of hair
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse lok, lokkr, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.
a lid, (when referring to a lid) a cover
Hon skruvade av locket på burken
locket på soptunnan
a lid, (when referring to a lid) a cover a cap (when a lid, or often more generally for caps at the end of tubes)
Jag öppnade locket på schampoflaskan
skruva av plastlocket på kaviartuben
popping (as when ears pop)
Få lock för örat.
a (thin) board that covers the gap between panel boards
call, lure (uninflected, from the verb locka)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse lok, lokkr, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.
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