lock
see also: Lock
Pronunciation Noun
see also: Lock
Pronunciation Noun
lock (plural locks)
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- (computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- 1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
- Here the canal came to a check, ending abruptly with a large lock.
- 1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
- (gun mechanisms) The firing mechanism.
- 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
- "I never saw such a gun in my life," replied poor Winkle, looking at the lock, as if that would do any good.
- 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
- Complete control over a situation.
- 2003, Charley Rosen, The Wizard of Odds
- Even though he had not yet done so, Jack felt he had a lock on the game.
- 2003, Charley Rosen, The Wizard of Odds
- Something sure to be a success.
- 2004, Avery Corman, A perfect divorce
- Brian thinks she's a lock to get a scholarship somewhere.
- 2004, Avery Corman, A perfect divorce
- (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages
- A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- lock time
- lock, stock and barrel
- French: verrou, cadenas
- German: Schloss
- Italian: serratura, chiavistello, lucchetto
- Portuguese: fechadura, cadeado
- Russian: замо́к
- Spanish: cerradura, candado, chapa
- German: Lock
- Russian: блокиро́вка
- French: écluse, sas
- German: Schleuse, Schiffshebewerk
- Italian: chiusa
- Portuguese: eclusa
- Russian: шлюз
- Spanish: esclusa
- French: verrou
- German: Schloss
- Italian: otturatore
- Portuguese: trava
- Russian: замо́к
- Spanish: llave
lock (locks, present participle locking; past locked, past participle locked)
- (intransitive) To become fastened in place.
- If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
- (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
- Remember to lock the door when you leave.
- (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- This door locks with a key.
- (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
- with his hands locked behind his back
- We locked arms and stepped out into the night.
- (intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- a pop and lock routine
- To furnish (a canal) with locks.
- To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
- To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
- (Internet, transitive) To officially prevent other users from posting in (a thread).
- (to fasten with a lock; to be capable of becoming fasteneed in place) unlock
- French: se bloquer, se verrouiller
- German: blockieren
- Italian: bloccare, inceppare
- Russian: блоки́роваться
- Spanish: bloquearse
- French: verrouiller, (Quebec) barrer
- German: abschließen
- Italian: chiudere a chiave, chiudere, serrare
- Portuguese: trancar
- Russian: запира́ть
- Spanish: cerrar con llave, acerrojar, candar, trancar, atrancar, trabar
- Italian: restare immobile, congelarsi, bloccarsi, restare impalato
- Italian: munire di chiuse
lock (plural locks)
- A tuft or length of hair, wool etc.
- c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene i], page 164 ↗, column Baſſ.}} […] Nor is the wide world ignorant of
worth, / For the foure windes blow in from euery coaſt / Renowned ſutors, and her ſunny locks / Hang on her temples like a golden fleece, / Which makes her ſeat of Belmont Cholchos ſtrond, / And many Iaſons come in queſt of her.
1845 October – 1846 June, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: A Novel, volume XXI, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, publisher, […], published December 1847, OCLC 156123328 ↗:
- If I consent to burn them, will you promise faithfully neither to send nor receive a letter again, nor a book (for I perceive you have sent him books), nor locks of hair, nor rings, nor playthings?
- French: mèche
- German: Locke
- Italian: ricciolo, ciocca, ciuffo
- Portuguese: cacho, mecha
- Russian: ло́кон
- Spanish: bucle, mecha, rulo
Lock
Proper noun
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