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| lock [ lok ] |
noun (plural locks) |
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1. fastening mechanism: a mechanism used to fasten or secure a door, window, or lid, especially one operated by a key
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2. gated section of canal: a short section of a canal or river in which the water level can be altered to enable boats to pass to a higher or lower part of the waterway. The lock has gates at each end with a mechanism for letting water in or out.
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3. wrestling hold: a wrestling hold in which a wrestler twists or puts pressure on part of the other wrestler's body
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4. gun part: the part of a gun that makes the charge explode
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5. blocking device: a device that prevents an unauthorized person from using something, e.g. one operated by a password
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6. firm possession: firm possession or control of something
  a manufacturer with a lock on the market for luxury trucks
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7. rugby player in rugby scrum: either of the two players in the second row in a rugby scrum
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8. engineering
Same as airlock
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verb (past and past participle locked, present participle lock·ing, 3rd person present singular locks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb fasten with lock: to fasten something or become fastened using a lock
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2. transitive verb put something in secure place: to put something into a safe place or container that can be locked
Her diamonds are locked in a safe deposit box.
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3. transitive verb secure place: to make a building or vehicle secure by locking the doors and windows
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4. transitive verb prevent unauthorized use: to prevent something from being used by an unauthorized person, e.g. via software
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5. transitive and intransitive verb fix or be fixed in place: to become fixed in one position, or fix something in one position, so that it cannot move normally
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6. transitive verb hold somebody firmly: to hold somebody tightly
locked in a passionate embrace
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7. transitive verb trap somebody in difficult situation: to put somebody in a situation or conflict from which it is difficult to escape
locked in a lengthy argument
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8. transitive verb boating put locks on waterway: to put locks on a stretch of canal or river
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9. intransitive verb boating go through canal locks: to go through a series of locks on a boat, or take a boat through a series of locks
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10. transitive verb printing fix type in printing press: to secure metal type in a printing press
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11. transitive verb finance
Same as lock up (sense 4)
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| [ Old English loc< Germanic] |
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| lock·able adjective |
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lock, stock, and barrel completely
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