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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lock•out /ˈlɑkˌaʊt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lock•out (lok′out′),USA pronunciation n. - the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase lock out 1850–55
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lock1 /lɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga device for keeping a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like securely closed or fastened, made up of a bolt or system of bolts moved by a key, dial, etc.
- (in a firearm) the mechanism that explodes the charge.
- Civil Engineeringan enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by increasing or decreasing water in the chamber.
- complete and unchallenged control or an unbreakable hold:to have a lock on the senatorial nomination.
- Slang Termsa sure thing:The team is a lock to win the championship.
v. - to (cause a door, window, building, etc., to) become fastened or made secure by the operation of a lock or locks: [~ + object]I locked the car doors.[no object]The car doors lock automatically.
- to shut in a place by or as if by means of a lock:[~ + object]We locked the hamster in its cage.
- to (cause to) become fastened, fixed, interlocked, or jammed by or as if by a lock: [~ + object]to lock the steering wheel on a car to prevent theft.[no object]The gears locked into place.
- to unite firmly by linking:[~ + object]to lock arms.
- to hold fast in an embrace:[~ + object]She locked him in her arms.
- lock in:
- to (cause to) be aimed at (a target or goal) and be unable to change: [~ + in + object]The pilot locked in his target.[~ + object + in]The pilot locked it in and fired.[~ + in + on + object]The missiles locked in on the target.
- to put into a place, room, etc., and lock its doors: [~ + object + in]They locked him in with the other prisoners.[~ + in + object]The guard locked in the prisoners every night.
- lock out:
- [~ + object + out] to keep out by or as if by a lock:I was locked out of my car.
- to subject (employees) to a lockout: [~ + out + object]The boss locked out the striking employees.[~ + object + out]to lock them out if they don't negotiate.
- lock up:
- to imprison for a crime: [~ + object + up]took him away and locked him up.[~ + up + object]locking up criminals.
- to make secure with a lock: [~ + up + object]locked up the money in his safe.[~ + object + up]locked the money up in his safe.[no object]The watchman locked up for the night.
- to fasten or fix firmly, as by engaging parts: [no object]The car's brakes locked up.[~ + up + object]Slamming on the brakes will lock up your wheels.[~ + object + up]Something locked the gears up.
Idioms- Idioms lock horns, [~ (+ with + object)] to come into conflict;
clash:They locked horns with their critics. - Idioms lock, stock, and barrel, with every part or item included;
completely:He'll sue you lock, stock, and barrel. - Idioms under lock and key, securely locked up:to keep important papers under lock and key.
lock2 /lɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a tuft or ringlet of hair.
- locks, [plural] the hair of the head:golden locks.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lock1 (lok),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- Buildinga contrivance for fastening or securing something.
- (in a firearm)
- the mechanism that explodes the charge;
gunlock. - safety (def. 4).
- Buildingany device or part for stopping temporarily the motion of a mechanism.
- Civil Engineeringan enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by admitting or releasing water.
- an air lock or decompression chamber.
- complete and unchallenged control;
an unbreakable hold:The congresswoman has a lock on the senatorial nomination. - Slang Termssomeone or something certain of success;
sure thing:He's a lock to win the championship. - Sport[Wrestling.]any of various holds, esp. a hold secured on the arm, leg, or head:leg lock.
- Time[Horol.](in an escapement) the overlap between a tooth of an escape wheel and the surface of the pallet locking it.
- Metallurgya projection or recession in the mating face of a forging die.
- Idioms lock, stock, and barrel, completely;
entirely; including every part, item, or facet, no matter how small or insignificant:We bought the whole business, lock, stock, and barrel. - Idioms under lock and key, securely locked up:The documents were under lock and key.
v.t. - Buildingto fasten or secure (a door, window, building, etc.) by the operation of a lock or locks.
- Buildingto shut in a place fastened by a lock or locks, as for security or restraint.
- Buildingto make fast or immovable by or as if by a lock:He locked the steering wheel on his car.
- Buildingto make fast or immovable, as by engaging parts:to lock the wheels of a wagon.
- to join or unite firmly by interlinking or intertwining:to lock arms.
- to hold fast in an embrace:She was locked in his arms.
- Civil Engineering, Nautical, Naval Termsto move (a ship) by means of a lock or locks, as in a canal (often fol. by through, in, out, down, or up).
- Civil Engineeringto furnish with locks, as a canal.
v.i. - to become locked:This door locks with a key.
- Buildingto become fastened, fixed, or interlocked:gears that lock into place.
- to go or pass by means of a lock or locks, as a vessel.
- Civil Engineeringto construct locks in waterways.
- Idioms lock horns, to come into conflict;
clash:to lock horns with a political opponent. - lock in:
- to commit unalterably:to lock in the nomination of the party's candidates.
- (of an investor) to be unable or unwilling to sell or shift securities.
- Civil Engineering lock off, to enclose (a waterway) with a lock.
- Electronics lock on, to track or follow a target or object automatically by radar or other electronic means.
- lock out:
- to keep out by or as if by a lock.
- to subject (employees) to a lockout.
- lock up:
- to imprison for a crime.
- Printingto make (type) immovable in a chase by securing the quoins.
- to fasten or secure with a lock or locks.
- to lock the doors of a house, automobile, etc.
- to fasten or fix firmly, as by engaging parts.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English loc fastening, bar; cognate with Middle Low German lok, Old High German loh, Old Norse lok a cover, lid, Gothic -luk in usluk opening; akin to Old English lūcan to shut
lock′less, adj. lock2 (lok),USA pronunciation n. - a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- locks:
- the hair of the head.
- short wool of inferior quality, as that obtained in small clumps from the legs.
- a small tuft or portion of wool, cotton, flax, etc.
- Middle English locke, Old English locc lock of hair, cognate with Old Norse lokkr, Dutch lok curl, German Locke bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lock out vb (tr, adverb)- to prevent from entering by locking a door
- to prevent (employees) from working during an industrial dispute, as by closing a factory
n lockout - the closing of a place of employment by an employer, in order to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms
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