fastener vs lock

lock vs fastener

fastener and lock both are nouns.

fastener is not a verb while lock is a verb.

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

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

fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
lock: a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

Other hyponyms of fastener include bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastener (noun)	lock (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
a person who fastens or makes fast	a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
	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
	a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
	a strand or cluster of hair

fastener (verb)	lock (verb)
	become rigid or immoveable
	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 fastener and lock

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