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lock1 /lok/ noun- A fastening device, esp one in which a bolt is moved by mechanism, with or without a key
- An immobilizing device that can be operated on machinery, etc
- An enclosure on a canal in which water can be adjusted to allow boats to be raised or lowered
- The part of a firearm by which it is discharged
- A grapple in wrestling or a disabling hold generally
- (also lock forward) one of the two players in the second row of the scrum (rugby)
- A state of being jammed or immovable
- The state of being firmly interlocked or engaged
- (usu airˈlock) a bubble blocking the flow of fluid through a pipe, etc
- A number of things mutually engaged
- A lockful
- A lock-keeper
- Any narrow, confined place
- A lock-hospital
- Locking up
- The full extent of the turning arc of the front wheels of a motor vehicle
- A certainty (N American informal)
transitive verb- To fasten (a door, chest, etc) with a lock
- To fasten so as to impede motion
- To engage
- To jam
- To shut up, secure
- To close fast
- To hold closely, eg in an embrace
- To construct locks on (a canal)
- To take (a boat) through a lock
intransitive verb- To become fixed, to jam
- To unite or engage firmly
- To become or have the means of becoming locked
ORIGIN: OE loc lockˈable adjective lockˈage noun - The locks of a canal
- The difference in the levels of locks
- Materials used for locks
- Water lost by use of a lock
- Tolls paid for passing through locks
lockˈfast adjective Firmly fastened by locks lockˈful noun Enough to fill a lock lockˈless adjective lockˈaway noun (finance) A long-term security (also adjective) lockˈ-chain noun A chain for fastening the wheels of a vehicle by tying the rims to some part which does not rotate lockˈdown noun - An act of confining prisoners to their cells, esp as a means of restoring order
- Any general cessation of activity, esp in response to a crisis
locked in adjective - Securely fixed, not subject to change (informal)
- Concentrating and performing at one's best (slang)
locked-in syndrome noun (medicine) A neurological condition, resulting from brainstem damage, in which the subject is conscious and aware but unable to move or communicate, other than sometimes through blinking lock gate noun A gate for opening or closing a lock in a canal, river, or dock-entrance lockˈ-hosˈpital noun (archaic) A hospital for venereal diseases (from one in Southwark, orig a lazar-house, probably since specially isolated) lockˈhouse noun A lock-keeper's house lockˈ-in noun (informal) A period of drinking in a pub after it has officially closed for the night lockˈjaw noun - Tetanus
- Loosely, trismus
lockˈ-keeper noun The attendant at a lock lockˈman noun - A lock-keeper
- A hangman (Scot; obsolete)
- An undersheriff, or a coroner's summoner (Isle of Man)
lockˈnut or lockˈing-nut noun - A nut screwed on top of another one to prevent it loosening
- A nut designed to lock itself when screwed tight
lockˈout noun The act of locking out, esp used of the locking out of employees by the employer during an industrial dispute lockˈpick noun A picklock locksˈman noun - A turnkey
- A lock-keeper
lockˈsmith noun A person who makes and mends locks lockˈstep noun A method of marching in tight formation, with minimum space between one marcher and the one behind (in lockstep operating in close conformity) lockˈstitch noun A sewing-machine stitch formed by the locking of two threads together lockˈ-up noun - A cell for locking up prisoners
- A lockable shelter for a motor vehicle
- A small shop
- A locking up
- A long-term investment (finance)
adjective Capable of being locked up lock away To hide, usu by locking up out of sight lock horns To engage in combat, physical or otherwise lock in To confine by locking doors lock on (to) Of a radar beam, to track (an object) automatically lock out - To keep out by locking doors
- To exclude employees from a factory, etc
- To prevent other users from accessing (a file) while one user is reading or updating it (computing)
lock, stock and barrel - The whole
- Altogether, entirely
lock up - To confine
- To lock securely
- To lock whatever is to be locked
- To make inaccessible or unavailable (figurative)
- To invest (capital) so that it cannot be readily realized
under lock and key - Locked up
- Imprisoned
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