"lock, stock and barrel" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From the three principal parts of a flintlock. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=lock, stock and barrel}} lock, stock and barrel
  1. Entirely. Synonyms: completely Related terms: flash in the pan, full monty, go off half-cocked, the whole nine yards, whole shebang, hook, line and sinker, bag and baggage, everything but the kitchen sink Translations (entirely): mit Sack und Pack (German), mit Kind und Kegel (German), tokkal-vonóval (Hungarian), cakompakk (Hungarian), mindenestül (Hungarian), szőröstül-bőröstül (Hungarian), kompletten (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-lock,_stock_and_barrel-en-adv-YNADncj1 Categories (other): English coordinated triples Disambiguation of English coordinated triples: 79 21

Noun

Etymology: From the three principal parts of a flintlock. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=lock, stock and barrel}} lock, stock and barrel
  1. A thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted. Synonyms: everything
    Sense id: en-lock,_stock_and_barrel-en-noun-poON4UNO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 63

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