lock 1 (l k)n. 1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing. 2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section. 3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge. 4. An interlocking or entanglement of elements or parts. 5. a. Sports A hold in wrestling or self-defense that is secured on a part of an opponent's body. b. A secure hold; control: The distributor has a lock on most of the market. c. A sure thing; a certainty: His promotion is a lock. v. locked, lock·ing, locks v.tr. 1. a. To fasten the lock of: close and lock a drawer. b. To shut or make secure with or as if with locks: locked the house. 2. To confine or exclude by or as if by means of a lock: locked the dog in for the night; locked the criminal up in a cell. 3. To fix in place so that movement or escape is impossible; hold fast: The ship was locked in the ice through the winter. She felt that she had become locked into a binding agreement. 4. a. To sight and follow (a moving target) automatically: locked the enemy fighter in the gun sights. b. To aim (a weapon or other device) at a moving target so as to follow it automatically: "The pilot had locked his targeting radar on the slow-moving frigate" (Ed Magnuson). 5. To engage and interlock securely so as to be immobile. 6. To clasp or link firmly; intertwine: locked arms and walked away. 7. To bind in close struggle or battle: The two dogs were locked in combat. 8. a. To equip (a waterway) with locks. b. To pass (a vessel) through a lock. 9. Printing a. To secure (letterpress type) in a chase or press bed by tightening the quoins. b. To fasten (a curved plate) to the cylinder of a rotary press. 10. To invest (funds) in such a way that they cannot easily be converted into cash. 11. Computer Science a. To end the processing of (a magnetic tape or disk) in such a way as to deny access to its contents. b. To protect (a file) from changes or deletion. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To become fastened by or as if by means of a lock: The door locks automatically when shut. 2. To become entangled; interlock. 3. To become rigid or immobile: The mechanism tends to lock in cold weather. 4. To pass through a lock or locks in a waterway. lock out Idioms: To withhold work from (employees) during a labor dispute. lock horns To become embroiled in conflict. lock, stock, and barrel To the greatest or most complete extent; wholly: an estate that was auctioned off lock, stock, and barrel. under lock and key Securely locked up. [Middle English, from Old English loc, bolt, bar.] lock  a·ble adj. |
| lock 2 (lk) n. 1. a. A length or curl of hair; a tress. b. The hair of the head. Often used in the plural. 2. A small wisp or tuft, as of wool or cotton. [Middle English, from Old English locc.] |
lock 1
Noun
1. a device for fastening a door, drawer, lid, etc., and preventing unauthorized access
2. a section of a canal or river closed off by gates between which the water level can be altered to aid boats moving from one level to the next
3. Brit & NZ the extent to which a vehicle's front wheels will turn: they adopted more steering lock
4. the interlocking of parts
5. a mechanism that fires a gun
6. lock, stock, and barrel completely; entirely
7. a wrestling hold
8. Also called: (lock forward) Rugby a player in the second row of the scrum
Verb
1. to fasten or become fastened to prevent entry or exit
2. to secure (a building) by locking all doors and windows
3. to fix or become fixed together securely
4. to become or cause to become immovable: just before your knees lock
5. to clasp or entangle in a struggle or embrace
lock 2
Noun
1. a strand or curl of hair
2. locks Chiefly literary hair [Old English loc]
Lock a handful, armful, or small bundle; locks of hair on the head, collectively.
Examples: lock of bacon, 1843; of cover, 1847; of corn, 1629; of cotton, 1849; of flax, 1673; of grass, 1661; of hair, 1526; of ham; of hay, 1575; of lightning, 1850; of money, 1804; of straw, 1563; of tar, 1823; of wheat, 1827; of wool, 1463.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closedcombination lock - lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence cylinder lock - a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" doorlock - a lock on an exterior door drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place gate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall keyhole - the hole where a key is inserted door latch, latch - spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key lever lock - a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" padlock - a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut sash fastener, sash lock, window lock - a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position tumbler - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown |
| 2. |  lock - a strand or cluster of hair hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) sausage curl - a fat sausage-shaped curl forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead crimp - a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled dreadlock - one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians | |
| 3. | lock - a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | |
| 4. |  lock - enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through itcanal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose | |
| 5. | lock - a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key ignition switch - switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" | |
| 6. | lock - any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling hammerlock - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back headlock - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body | |
| Verb | 1. | lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" padlock - fasten with a padlock bolt - secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lock up, lock - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" unlock - become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" unlock - open the lock of; "unlock the door" |
| 2. | lock - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" | |
| 3. | lock - become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise" engage - get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" unlock - become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" | |
| 4. | lock - hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" | |
| 5. | lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" | |
| 6. | lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit" | |
| 7. | lock - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed | |
| 8. | lock - pass by means through a lock in a waterway go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" | |
| 9. | lock - build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels |
lock 1
lock someone up imprison, jail, confine, cage, detain, shut up, incarcerate, send down (informal) send to prison, put behind bars
lock 2
Translations
lock [lɔk] n [of door, box] → cerradura, chapa (LAM) [of canal] → esclusa; [of hair] → mechón m
vt (with key) → cerrar con llave (= immobilize); inmovilizar
lock [lɔk] n [of door, box] → serrure f [of canal]; écluse f [of hair]; mèche f, boucle f
lock stock and barrel (fig) → en bloc;
lock in vt → enfermer
lock [lɔk] n [of door etc] → Schloss nt;
(on canal) → Schleuse f;
(also: lock of hair) → Locke f
vt [+ door etc] → abschließen;
(steering wheel) → sperren;
(Comput) (keyboard) → verriegeln
vi [door etc] → sich abschließen lassen; [wheels, mechanism etc] → blockieren;
on full lock (Aut) → voll eingeschlagen;
his jaw locked → er hatte Mundsperre
lock away lock vt → wegschließen [+ criminal]; einsperren
lock in lock vt → einschließen
lock out lock vt → aussperren
lock up lock vt [+ criminal etc] → einsperren [+ house]; abschließen
vi → abschließen
lock [lɔk] n [of door, box] → serratura; [of canal] → chiusa; [of hair] → ciocca, riccio
lock stock and barrel (fig) → in blocco;
n lock [lok]
1 a mechanism for fastening doors etc He put the key in the lock. slot قِفْل ключалка zámek lås das Schloß κλειδαριά cerradura lukk قفل lukko serrure מַנעוּל ताला ključanica zár kunci lás, læsing serratura 錠 자물쇠 spyna, užraktas slēdzene; aizšaujamais; bulta kunci slot lås zamek fechadura lacăt замок zámok ključavnica brava lås กุญแจ kilit 鎖 замок; засув قفل، تالا ổ khóa 锁
2 a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal. sluis هَويس لِرَفْع منسوب الماء أو خَفْضِه шлюз zdymadlo sluse die Schleusenkammer υδατοφράκτης esclusa lüüs آب بند sulku écluse סֶכֶר נָהָר बन्ध brodarska splavnica zsilip pintu air skipastigi; þrep í skipastiga chiusa 水門 (운하·강의) 갑문, 수문 šliuzas slūžas; dambis pintu air sluis sluse(kammer) śluza comporta ecluză шлюз plavebná komora zapornica brana sluss ประตูน้ำ kanal havuzu 船閘 шлюз; гребля نہر یا دریا کا گھیرا ہوا رقبہ جہاں پانی کی سطح کو اونچا نیچا کیا جا سکتا ہے cửa cống 船闸
3 the part of a gun by which it is fired. geweerslot جِهاز التَّفْجير في السِّلاح الناري затвор zápalník lås das Schloß εμπυρέας όπλου percusor püssilukk چخماق lukko percuteur בַּרִיחַ गुच्छा okidač závárzat picu byssulás otturatore 発射装置 총의 발사 장치 spyna (ieroču) aizslēgs picu slot lås zamek fecharia piedică замок, затвор kohútik zapirač okidač lås, avfyrningsmekanism นกสับ (ส่วนหนึ่งของปืน) ateşleme düzeni (槍的)扳機 затвор بندوق وغیرہ کی لبلبی kim hỏa 枪机
4 a tight hold (in wrestling etc). klem قَفْلَه، قَبْضَه مُحْكَمَه في المُصارَعَه хватка zámek greb; tag die Fessel λαβή (π.χ. στην πάλη) llave lukk قفل lukko clef חָבוּק klinč kulcsolás kunci tak chiave ロック (레슬링의) 맞잡기 suėmimas kabliu satvēriens (cīņā) kunci houdgreep tak, grep uścisk chave ţinere захват на ключ zámok čvrst prijem klinč lås ท่าการจับแบบกีฬามวยปล้ำ kapma, kavrama 揪扭 захват کشتی میں سخت گرفت miếng khóa trong môn vật 揪扭
v
to fasten or become fastened with a lock She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock. sluit يُقْفِل заключвам (се) zamknout låse ver-, abschließen κλειδώνω cerrar con llave lukustama, lukku minema قفل کردن یا زدن lukita, mennä lukkoon fermer à clef לִנעוֹל ताला लगाना, फस जाना zaključati bezár, kulcsra zár; zár(ódik) mengunci loka, læsa chiudere a chiave 鍵をかける 자물쇠를 채우다; 자물쇠가 잠기다 už(si)rakinti []slēgt; ieslēgt; saslēgt; izlaist caur slūžām (kuģi) mengunci op slot doen låse(s) zamknąć (się) na klucz fechar à chave a (se) încuia запирать(ся) zamknúť zakleniti zaključati låsa, gå i lås ใส่กุญแจ kitle(n)mek 鎖住 замикати(ся) на замок قفل بند کرنا یا ہونا khóa 锁
n locker
a small cupboard, especially for sports equipment. bêrekas خِزانَه لِحِفْظ الأمْتِعَه чекмедже skříňka skab der Spind ντουλαπάκι cajón con llave kapp کمد؛ قفسه قفل دار kaappi casier אֲרוֹנִית लॉकर, सामान सुरक्षित रखने की संदुकची ormarić szekrény lemari kecil skápur (í búningsklefa) armadietto ロッカー 로커, 보관실[] užrakinama spintelė aizslēdzams skapītis lokar kast skap szafka metalowa armário dulăpior запирающийся шкафчик skrinka omarica s ključem ormarić []skåp ตู้ eşya dolabı 櫃鎖 шафка з замком قفل بند خانہ tủ ngăn nhỏ 柜
n locket [-kit]
a little ornamental case hung round the neck a gold locket containing a piece of his hair. hangertjie قِلادَه медалъон medailón medaljon; -medaljon das Medallion θήκη-μενταγιόν medallón, guardapelo medaljon گردن بند medaljonki médaillon מַשכִּית लॉकेट medaljon medalion, medál bandul nisti (í hálskeðju) medaglione ロケット 로켓(사진 등을 넣어 목걸이에 다는 것) medalionas medaljons loket medaillon medaljong medalion medalhão medalion медальон medailón medaljon medaljon medaljong ตลับหรือกล่องเล็กที่มักทำเป็นจี้ห้อยคอ madalyon (項鏈上的)裝飾盒 медальйон گلے کا زیور trái tim có lồng ảnh đeo ở cổ 保藏记念品的贵重金属小盒
n locksmith
a person who makes and mends locks. slotmaker صانِع الأقْفال шлосер zámečník låsesmed der Schlosser κλειδαράς cerrajero lukksepp قفل ساز lukkoseppä serrurier/-ière מַנעוּלָן तालसाज bravar lakatos pandai kunci lásasmiður (fabbro per serrature) 錠前屋 자물쇠 제조공 spynų meistras atslēdznieks tukang kunci slotenmaker låsesmed ślusarz serralheiro lăcătuş слесарь zámočník ključavničar bravar låssmed ช่างทำกุญแจ çilingir, anahtarcı 鎖匠 слюсар قفل ساز مستری người sửa khóa 锁匠
lock in
to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window. opsluit يُقْفِل الباب على заключвам zamknout låse inde einsperren κλειδώνω μέσα encerrar luku taha jätma حبس شدن lukita sisään enfermer (à l'intérieur) לִנעוֹל בִּפנִים ताले के अंदर बंद करना zaključati, spriječiti izlaz bezár mencegah keluar læsa inni chiudere in/dentro 閉じこめる 가두다 užrakinti ką, uždaryti (viduj) ieslēgt mengurung binnensluiten låse inne zamknąć (kogoś) na klucz trancar a încuia (înăuntru) запереть и не выпускать zamknúť zakleniti noter zaključati låsa in ถูกขังอยู่ด้านใน kilitlenip/kilitleyip içerde kalmak 鎖在裡面 замикати (і не випускати) قفل بند کرکے عمارت میں قید کرنا nhốt trong nhà 关在里面
lock out
to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you. uitsluit يُقْفِل الأبواب ليمْنَعَه من الخُروج заключвам се отвън zamknout si låse ude aussperren κλειδώνω έξω cerrar la puerta ukse taha jätma در را بروی کسی قفل کردن jättää oven ulkopuolelle enfermer dehors לִנעוֹל בַּחוּץ तालाबन्दी zaključati, spriječiti ulaz kizár mencegah masuk læsa úti chiudere fuori 締め出す (문을 잠가) 들어오지 못하게 하다 užrakinti/uždaryti, kad paskui nepatektum nelaist iekšā; palikt ārpusē tidak dapat masuk buitensluiten låse ute zamknąć (przed kimś) drzwi na klucz trancar a porta contra a rămâne afară запереть дверь и не впускать vymknúť sa zakleniti ven zaključati låsa ute ไม่สามารถเข้าไปได้ kilitlenip/kilitleyip dışarda kalmak 關在外面 замкнути двері (і не впускати) تالہ بندی khóa cửa không cho vào 关在外面
lock up
1 to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery. opsluit يُقْفِل على، يَحْبِس заключвам dát pod zámek spærre inde; låse inde einschließen φυλακίζω, κλειδώνω cerrar con llave luku taha panema حبس کردن panna lukkojen taakse mettre sous clef לִנעוֹל बंद कर देना zatvoriti becsuk; elzár mengurung læsa inni; setja í læsta hirslu; setja í fangelsi mettere sotto chiave 監禁する 가두다 uždaryti, užrakinti saslēgt; ieslēgt mengurung opsluiten låse inne, sperre inne wziąć pod klucz, zamknąć fechar a închide спрятать под замок dať pod zámok zapreti zaključati låsa in ขัง kilitlemek, kilit altına almak 鎖住 посадити у в'язницю; замикати حراست میں رکھنا khóa cẩn thận 锁住
2 to lock whatever should be locked He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m. sluit يُقْفِل مكان العَمَل заключвам zamknout (vše) låse abschließen κλειδαμπαρώνω, κλειδώνω ό,τι έχει κλειδαριά cerrar con llave uksi lukustama قفل کردن panna ovet lukkoon (tout) fermer (à clef) לִנעוֹל הַכָּל zatvoriti bezár mengunci læsa chiudere a chiave 戸締まりをする 문단속을 하다 viską uždarinėti aizslēgt; noslēgt mengunci afsluiten låse (av) pozamykać wszystko fechar tudo a încuia запереть все двери zamknúť (všetko) zakleniti zatvoriti låsa ปิดร้าน her tarafı kilitlemek 鎖好 замикати все تالہ بندی کرنا cất đi 锁好
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