overlock

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English

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A machine overlock stitch.

Etymology

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From over- +‎ lock.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəˌlɒk/
  • Hyphenation: over‧lock

Noun

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overlock (plural overlocks)

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  1. (sewing) A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.

Verb

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overlock (third-person singular simple present overlocks, present participle overlocking, simple past and past participle overlocked)

  1. (sewing) To stitch in this manner.
  2. (transitive) To make the bolt of a lock go too far.
    • 1857, Thomas Stewart Traill, The Encyclopaedia Britannica:
      The way to open it, then, is to turn the key the other way, as if to overlock the bolt []

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