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“Lakh” or “Loch” or “Lock” or “Lough”

lakh / loch / lock / lough are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

lakh

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

loch l·AA·k

  • nouna long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked).
  • nounScottish word for a lake.

lock l·AA·k

  • nouna fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed.
  • nouna strand or cluster of hair.
  • nouna mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun.
  • nounenclosure 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.
  • nouna restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key.
  • nounany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured.
  • verbfasten with a lock.
  • verbbecome rigid or immoveable.
  • verbhold in a locking position.
  • verbhold fast (in a certain state).
  • verbpass by means through a lock in a waterway.
  • verbbuild locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels.

lough l·AW

  • nouna long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland.
  • nounIrish word for a lake.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“lakh”

  • 15 lakh to be spent on fencing…
  • …was sold for Rs 15.6 lakh at the Osian's Cinefan Auction,…
  • …of college is around 4 lakh sq.feet.

“loch”

  • …boarded the barge Maytime in Loch Goil and destroyed and took
  • Bigfoot and Loch Ness Monster
  • …running east of Crianlarich and Loch Lomond, south of Strath Fillan…
  • The other three lakes were Loch Cál in Uí Nialláin, Loch…
  • …Clyde, Faslane, on the Gare Loch.
  • …wilderness starting from Tarbet on Loch Lomond.
  • …Mortum, Sabaton, Alestorm, Therion, and Loch Vostok appeared.
  • …on an elevated spot overlooking Loch Ken, demolished 1950s.
  • …within the Breadalbane section of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National…
  • The Loch Long Monster Documentary film on…

“lock”

  • Lock Pick
  • State Teachers College, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1930
  • …one of the functions Capitals lock (usually called “Caps Lock”), Level…
  • …include having a snapping turtle lock onto his hand.
  • …Complex formerly known as Picketts Lock in Edmonton, London Borough of
  • …decided to apply an ankle lock but Venis made it to…
  • …and a solid mechanical transmission lock is applied to the crown…
  • …of inadvertent hitting (e.g., the lock key pressed together with Shift…
  • …rpm with lever weights to lock the transmission input shaft to…
  • Most clipless pedals lock onto the cleat when stepped…

“lough”

  • …Carrickmacross, where the family seat, Lough Fea house, is located.
  • …to the shores of Ardboe Lough.
  • …in 1851 by J. G. Lough, and to his wife, Harriet,…
  • …cow which emerged from nearby Lough Neagh.
  • …near the western shore of Lough Neagh between Moneymore, Magherafelt, Ballyronan…
  • …of a canal to connect Lough Erne with Lough Neagh.
  • Ballymena town, Lough Neagh and the Sperrin Mountains…
  • …– for services to the Lough Neagh Rescue Service.
  • …on the west side of Lough Allen were denuded for the…
  • …Moybeg, a fictional village on Lough Neagh which was based on

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