"lockstep" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɒkstɛp/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lockstep.wav Forms: locksteps [plural]
Etymology: From lock + step. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lock|step}} lock + step Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lockstep (usually uncountable, plural locksteps)
  1. (military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Military Translations (step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front): marssi tahdissa lähekkäin (Finnish), but see Gleichschritt (note: not necessarily very close but in unison) [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-lockstep-en-noun-kf8uNdn6 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front': 97 2 1
  2. (figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization. Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-lockstep-en-noun-ynDibCUd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 52 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 56 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 61 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 65 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 61 13
  3. An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-lockstep-en-noun-ELUMbwF2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lock-step

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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