noun
Meaning 1
A single strand of dreadlocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dreadlock
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/
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General-American: /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/
verb
Meaning 2
To put (hair) into dreadlocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dread
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
History
Etymology
From dreadlocks.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: dreadlock — single strand of dreadlocks
- Finnish: rasta — single strand of dreadlocks
- French: dread — single strand of dreadlocks
- French: cadenette — single strand of dreadlocks
- Macedonian: суканица (sukanica) — single strand of dreadlocks
- Māori: kōrinorino — single strand of dreadlocks
- Māori: uru mange — single strand of dreadlocks
- Spanish: rasta — single strand of dreadlocks
- Swahili: rasta — single strand of dreadlocks