eye-lock

English

Noun

eye-lock (countable and uncountable, plural eye-locks)

1. Alternative form of eyelock
   • 1979, Paul Preston, Communication for managers, page 161:

     Another useful insight is to watch for "eye-locks" between people during management meetings.

   • 2005, John Anderson, Edward Yang, page 90:

     Stepping off an elevator, she finds herself in an eye-lock with Lili, who is standing in the doorway of her apartment, stock still, staring and uttering a miserable "How can this be?!!"

   • 2014, Michael Eigen, Faith, page xv:

     Two series of moments, far apart yet with commonalities, involve experiences of eye-lock with a girlfriend and a hyena.

Verb

eye-lock (third-person singular simple present eye-locks, present participle eye-locking, simple past and past participle eye-locked)

1. Alternative form of eyelock
   • 1999, Jody Jaffe, In Colt Blood, page 112:

     McMahon was hugging Carter and trying to eye-lock me at the same time.

   • 2008, Marcelle DiFalco, Jocelyn Greenky Herz, The Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work:

     If someone eye-locks you in a Gaze Glaze, don't look at your shoes, which you will instinctively want to do.

   • 2010, Danielle Kennedy, Warren Jamison, How to List and Sell Real Estate, page 221:

     Danny locks eyes with one of the Caseys for a few seconds and then turns to eye-lock with the other while speaking.