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51lock — [[t]lɒ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ locks, locking, locked 1) VERB When you lock something such as a door, drawer, or case, you fasten it, usually with a key, so that other people cannot open it. [V n] Are you sure you locked the front door?... [V ed] Wolfgang… …
52lock up — verb 1. secure by locking (Freq. 3) lock up the house before you go on vacation • Derivationally related forms: ↑lockup • Hypernyms: ↑fasten, ↑fix, ↑secure • …
53lock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires a key of a particular shape, or a combination of movements (see combination lock), to work it. 2 a confined section of a canal or river where the level can be… …
54lock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fastening device ADJECTIVE ▪ combination, cylinder, deadbolt (esp. AmE), mortise, Yale™ (BrE) ▪ The hotels replaced their mortise locks on guest rooms with magnetic card readers …
55lock — {{11}}lock (n.1) means of fastening, O.E. loc bolt, fastening; barrier, enclosure, from P.Gmc. *lukan (Cf. O.N. lok fastening, lock, Goth. usluks opening, O.H.G. loh dungeon, Ger. Loch opening, hole, Du. luik …
56lock — lock1 noun 1》 a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key. ↘a similar device used to prevent the operation of a vehicle or other machine. 2》 a short section of a canal or river with gates and… …
57lock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos withe, Latin luxus dislocated Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair b. plural the hair of the head 2. a… …
58lock*/*/ — [lɒk] verb [I/T] I 1) to fasten something such as a door with a key, or to be fastened with a key Ant: unlock Have you locked the car?[/ex] This drawer won t lock.[/ex] She locked the documents in the safe.[/ex] 2) to become fixed in one position …
59lock in — verb 1. close with or as if with a tight seal (Freq. 1) This vacuum pack locks in the flavor! • Syn: ↑seal in • Hypernyms: ↑confine • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
60lock — I n. 1) to pick a lock 2) a combination; dead bolt; double; mortise; safety; time; Yale lock 3) under lock and key ( locked up securely ) II v. (d; intr.) to lock on, onto ( to sight and track ) (to lock onto a target) * * * [lɒk] Yale lock… …
