"eyelock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: eyelocks [plural]
Etymology: eye + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|lock}} eye + lock Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eyelock (countable and uncountable, plural eyelocks)
  1. An occurrence of mutual staring, where each person gazes fixedly into the other's eyes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eyelock-en-noun-2BdzCLar
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eye lock, eye-lock

Verb [English]

Forms: eyelocks [present, singular, third-person], eyelocking [participle, present], eyelocked [participle, past], eyelocked [past]
Etymology: eye + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|lock}} eye + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} eyelock (third-person singular simple present eyelocks, present participle eyelocking, simple past and past participle eyelocked)
  1. To lock eyes (with).
    Sense id: en-eyelock-en-verb-kL~Phc4o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eye lock, eye-lock

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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