lock-stepv.

Brit.

/ˈlɒkstɛp/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkˌstɛp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock n.², step v.

Etymology: < lock n.² + step v., after lockstep n.

intransitive. To march in lockstep (lockstep n.). Frequently in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [verb (intransitive)] > march > practise specific step

hay-foot, straw-foot1851

goose-step1879

lock-step1887

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > be constrained in free action [verb (intransitive)]

to be tied by the leg1692

lock-step1967

1828 Examiner 28 Sept. 630/1 A Sailor toes-and-heels it, and lock-steps and straddles.

1887 tr. A. Daudet Tartarin of Tarascon 58 Tartarin had already got round the corner, with all the cap-poppers proudly lock-stepping behind him.

1924 Amer. Mercury Nov. 356/1 A number of the huskiest youths at once proceeded to lock-step toward the class-rooms in order to break up recitations.

1967 ‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp ii. 50 Hundreds of gray-clad cons were lock stepping from the mess halls into the three cell houses.

2009 D. Suarez Daemon xxvii. 253 A few corporate drones in business suits lock-stepped across the plaza, briefcases in hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lock-step
释义	lock-stepv. Brit. /ˈlɒkstɛp/, U.S. /ˈlɑkˌstɛp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock n.², step v. Etymology: < lock n.² + step v., after lockstep n. intransitive. To march in lockstep (lockstep n.). Frequently in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [verb (intransitive)] > march > practise specific step hay-foot, straw-foot1851 goose-step1879 lock-step1887 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > be constrained in free action [verb (intransitive)] to be tied by the leg1692 lock-step1967 1828 Examiner 28 Sept. 630/1 A Sailor toes-and-heels it, and lock-steps and straddles. 1887 tr. A. Daudet Tartarin of Tarascon 58 Tartarin had already got round the corner, with all the cap-poppers proudly lock-stepping behind him. 1924 Amer. Mercury Nov. 356/1 A number of the huskiest youths at once proceeded to lock-step toward the class-rooms in order to break up recitations. 1967 ‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp ii. 50 Hundreds of gray-clad cons were lock stepping from the mess halls into the three cell houses. 2009 D. Suarez Daemon xxvii. 253 A few corporate drones in business suits lock-stepped across the plaza, briefcases in hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1828
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