forelock

Plural: forelocks

Noun

• a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
• a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
• The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
• The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
• A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

Verb

Verb Forms: forelocked, forelocking, forelocks

• To fasten something using a linchpin.
• To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

Examples

• He tried to FORELOCK the word ’QUIZ’ onto the board, but it didn’t fit with his existing tiles.

Synonyms

foretop, bangs, fringe

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