"porlock" meaning in All languages combined

See porlock on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: porlocks [present, singular, third-person], porlocking [participle, present], porlocked [participle, past], porlocked [past]
Etymology: See person from Porlock. Head templates: {{en-verb}} porlock (third-person singular simple present porlocks, present participle porlocking, simple past and past participle porlocked)
  1. To interrupt a person so as to prevent them from completing something important.
    Sense id: en-porlock-en-verb-cl3TWeSz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "porlocking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "porlocked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "porlocked",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To interrupt a person so as to prevent them from completing something important."
      ],
      "id": "en-porlock-en-verb-cl3TWeSz",
      "links": [
        [
          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ],
        [
          "completing",
          "complete"
        ],
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "porlock"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "See person from Porlock.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "porlocks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "porlocking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "porlocked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "porlocked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To interrupt a person so as to prevent them from completing something important."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "interrupt",
          "interrupt"
        ],
        [
          "completing",
          "complete"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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