overcome vs lock

lock vs overcome

overcome is not a noun while lock is a noun.

overcome and lock both are verbs.

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

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

overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
lock: hold fast (in a certain state)

Other hyponyms of overcome include devastate, clutch, get hold of, seize, kill, benight, knock out, stagger.

overcome (noun)	lock (noun)
	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
	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

overcome (verb)	lock (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully	become rigid or immoveable
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome	fasten with a lock
win a victory over	keep engaged
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	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 overcome and lock

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