"slock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /slɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Cognate with German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Schluck||a draught; a gulp}} German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), {{cog|nl|slok||a draught; a gulp}} Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} slock (plural slocks)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A draught; a gulp. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-slock-en-noun-en:a_swallow_or_a_gulp Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /slɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Blend of sock + lock. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|sock|lock}} Blend of sock + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} slock (plural slocks)
  1. (US prison slang) An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-slock-en-noun-en:sock_lock_weapon Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English blends Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 19 4 7 18 Disambiguation of English blends: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /slɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slocks [present, singular, third-person], slocking [participle, present], slocked [participle, past], slocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Cognate with German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Schluck||a draught; a gulp}} German Schluck (“a draught; a gulp”), {{cog|nl|slok||a draught; a gulp}} Dutch slok (“a draught; a gulp”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} slock (third-person singular simple present slocks, present participle slocking, simple past and past participle slocked)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To swallow, gulp. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-slock-en-verb-en:to_swallow_or_to_gulp Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /slɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slocks [present, singular, third-person], slocking [participle, present], slocked [participle, past], slocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Head templates: {{en-verb}} slock (third-person singular simple present slocks, present participle slocking, simple past and past participle slocked)
  1. (transitive, West Country, slang, obsolete) To poach (a servant) from another household. Tags: West-Country, obsolete, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-slock-en-verb-X5LNFIPa Categories (other): West Country English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /slɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slocks [present, singular, third-person], slocking [participle, present], slocked [participle, past], slocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Blend of sock + lock. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|sock|lock}} Blend of sock + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} slock (third-person singular simple present slocks, present participle slocking, simple past and past participle slocked)
  1. (US prison slang) To strike with a slock. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-slock-en-verb-wBhzUKDd Categories (other): American English, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /slɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slocks [present, singular, third-person], slocking [participle, present], slocked [participle, past], slocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Coined or popularized by Tim Wells, who is widely known among hunters for this style of hunting. Head templates: {{en-verb}} slock (third-person singular simple present slocks, present participle slocking, simple past and past participle slocked)
  1. (intransitive, transitive) To hunt (wild game) with preindustrial tools such as spears, blowguns, slingshots, arrows, crossbows, or others. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Hunting, Weapons
    Sense id: en-slock-en-verb-en:hunt_using_preindustrial_tools Disambiguation of Hunting: 11 16 12 17 6 37 Disambiguation of Weapons: 12 23 13 9 6 38 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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