Home › Words › I › inlockinlockinlock means A locking in.EtymologyFrom in- + lock.nounA locking in.e.g.“The lower jaw slides forward on account of the inlock of these upper teeth.” — 1898, The Western dental journalThat which is locked in.An inner or interior lock.Any corner or part of a common field plowed up and sowed with oats, etc. and sometimes fenced in with a dry hedge while the lave of the field lies fallow and common.verbTo lock in.To enclose.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.enlock 75% match — To lock up. vs inlock →belock 71% match — To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten. vs inlock →incoop 60% match — To coop in; inclose. vs inlock →interlock 59% match — To fit or clasp together securely. vs inlock →intrunk 58% match — To enclose as if in a trunk. vs inlock →imbound 57% match — To enclose in limits; to shut in. vs inlock →inbind 57% match — To bind or hem in; enclose. vs inlock →instop 56% match — To stop; close; shut; make fast. vs inlock →