belock

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English belouken, bilouken, from Old English belūcan (“to lock up, bring to an end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilūkan (“to lock up”), equivalent to be- +‎ lock. Cognate with Middle Low German belûken (“to close, secure”), Middle High German belūchen, belouchen (“to enclose, shut in”), obsolete German belochen (“lock up, lock in, include”). === Verb === belock (third-person singular simple present belocks, present participle belocking, simple past and past participle belocked) (archaic, transitive) To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten. ==== Synonyms ==== (lock up): (hold tight): clasp, grasp, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp === Anagrams === Bockle