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    GUNLOCK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The action that ignites the charge in a firearmplay

    Synonyms:

    firing mechanism; gunlock

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("gunlock" is a kind of...):

    action; action mechanism (the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism)

    Meronyms (parts of "gunlock"):

    cock; hammer (the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gunlock"):

    flintlock (an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge)

    wheel lock (an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel)

    Holonyms ("gunlock" is a part of...):

    gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))

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