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# forelock

noun (a forelock, forelocks)

«forelock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A forelock is a lock (bunch) of hair that grows just above the forehead, on a person or a horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#m1)
2. «To tug your forelock» (UK, old) means to show too much respect to someone rich or powerful, as servants once did. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#m2)

### In the lessons

In horse care, the forelock is the part of the mane that falls between a horse's ears onto its face. In history and stories, poor workers «tugged their forelocks» to the lord. The phrase «take time by the forelock» means to act quickly while there is a chance. Phrases: «tug your forelock», «brush the forelock».

### Examples

- She brushed her pony's forelock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x1)
- A long forelock fell over his eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x2)
- The horse's forelock blew in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x3)
- In old times, farm workers tugged their forelocks to the squire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x4)
- Plait the forelock before the show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x5)
- His forelock was always messy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x6)
- The prince advanced and saluted it; it proudly drooped its head and forelocks and paced to the platform. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/#x7)

### Note

Built from «fore» (front) + «lock» (of hair). Do not confuse with «forearm» or a door lock.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forelock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forelock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forelock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forelock.html) on Mova free.