bosom vs lock

bosom and lock both are nouns.

bosom and lock both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bosom	Yes	No	Yes	No
lock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lock is a hyponym of bosom; that is, lock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bosom:

bosom: hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
lock: become engaged or intermeshed with one another

Other hyponyms of bosom include clinch, cuddle, interlock.

bosom (noun)	lock (noun)
a close affectionate and protective acceptance	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
cloth that covers the chest or breasts	a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
a person's breast or chest	enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
the locus of feelings and intuitions	a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept	a strand or cluster of hair

bosom (verb)	lock (verb)
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness	become rigid or immoveable
hide in one's bosom	fasten with a lock
	keep engaged
	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
	become engaged or intermeshed with one another
	hold in a locking position
	build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
	hold fast (in a certain state)
	pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Difference between bosom and lock

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