"dreadlock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/ [General-American] Forms: dreadlocks [plural]
Etymology: From dreadlocks. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dreadlock (plural dreadlocks)
  1. A single strand of dreadlocks. Translations (single strand of dreadlocks): dreadlock [masculine] (Dutch), rasta (Finnish), dread [feminine] (French), cadenette [feminine] (French), суканица (sukanica) [feminine] (Macedonian), kōrinorino (Maori), uru mange (Maori), rasta (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-dreadlock-en-noun-VWPckKbf Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/ [General-American] Forms: dreadlocks [present, singular, third-person], dreadlocking [participle, present], dreadlocked [participle, past], dreadlocked [past]
Etymology: From dreadlocks. Head templates: {{en-verb}} dreadlock (third-person singular simple present dreadlocks, present participle dreadlocking, simple past and past participle dreadlocked)
  1. (transitive) To put (hair) into dreadlocks. Tags: transitive Synonyms: dread#Verb
    Sense id: en-dreadlock-en-verb-6oKW9xA2 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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