غَلِقٌ

[particle n. of غَلِقَ primarily signifying Being, or becoming, locked, or bolted; or closed, or shut.

And hence,] (tropical:) A pledge being, or becoming, a rightful possession [i. e. a forfeit] to the receiver of it, not having been redeemed within the time stipulated. (TA. [See also the verb.])

And (assumed tropical:) A captive, and a criminal, unransomed, or unredeemed. (TA.)

(assumed tropical:) A narrow, or strait, place. (TA.)

(assumed tropical:) A man evil in disposition: or much, or often, in anger; thus explained by Aboo-Bekr: or narrow in disposition, difficult to be pleased. (TA.)

And (tropical:) Speech, or language, [difficult to be understood,] dubious, or confused. (S, K, TA.)

And نَخْلَةٌ غَلِقَةٌ (tropical:) A palm-tree having worms in the bases of its branches and thereby stopped from bearing fruit. (TA.)

And غَلِقٌ applied to the back of a camel, (tropical:) Having incurable galls; the whole of it being seen to be two portions of cicatrized skin, and the two sides thereof glistening. (TA.)