Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lock through

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
lock- through
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel through a lock, or a flight of locks, on a waterway.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

locks through (present, singular) locking through (participle, present) locked through (participle, past) locked through (past)

Frequently Paired Words

lockhouse lockkeeper lockmaster locktender

Questions

What does lock through mean?
To travel through a lock, or a flight of locks, on a waterway.

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