different between riplock vs liplock

English

Etymology

rip +? lock

Noun

riplock (uncountable)

1. (computing) A deliberate slowdown in the transfer rate when reading data from a DVD, so as to reduce the amount of noise from the drive.

English

Alternative forms

• lip lock
• lip-lock

Etymology

lip +? lock

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l?p?l?k/
• Hyphenation: lip?lock

Noun

liplock (countable and uncountable, plural liplocks)

1. (chiefly US, informal) A kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long, passionate kiss.
   • 1997, Bruce Handy, "Roll Over, Ward Cleaver," Time, 14 Apr.,

     The character is also denied an affirming liplock with her female love interest—a former taboo that was long ago shattered by L.A. Law, Roseanne and, earlier this season, Relativity (men kissing men, on the other hand, remains, for now, a no-no).
2. (fishing) A maneuver in which a fish is hooked by a curled finger inserted under the gill cover and extending to the fish's jaw.

Hypernyms

• lock

Verb

liplock (third-person singular simple present liplocks, present participle liplocking, simple past and past participle liplocked)

1. Alternative form of lip-lock

Related terms

• lock lips

Anagrams

• Pollick, pillock