lock
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- noun
- /lɑk/
- Please make sure to secure the door with the lock before leaving the house.
- a door lock
- lock and key
- locks to protect
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- And then you seal the zip lock baggie just like that.
- And the second door has this big spin lock like like in a bank.
- You don't use a key because the lock is busted.
Examples
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As I walked down the front steps, I could hear the locks slowly closing behind me.
Fiction book (1990) -
We've got the August smart lock on here that I put on myself.
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And so if only the lock could meet the key.
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- This is the, uh, safety lock, sir.
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And then I got a new suitcase lock on it.
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It's got one of those facial recognition locks on it.
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After some rattling, we hear the lock spring, then the door swinging open, then shut again.
Fiction book (1990) -
These pieces are little case locks from a plastic organizer case.
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Perrin shut the cage door; the big lock made a sharp click as he refastened it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Locks are engaged.
Synonyms
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A small metal part that holds a door or gate closed
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4.6
A strong metal bar that you move with a key or knob to lock a door
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A device that opens only when you enter the right numbers
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A lock on a door that keeps people from opening it from outside
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A small device attached to a window that keeps it closed and stops people opening it
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A thing on a door that stops people from opening it unless they have a key or code
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A device with a round key part that opens a door when the right key turns it
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A lock you open by putting a key in and turning it
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A gun device with a rotating wheel that makes sparks to light powder
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A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key
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A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
Idioms
Compounds
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5.6
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
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7.4
A stop in the fuel moving to a car engine because heat makes gas bubbles
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A small device attached to a window that keeps it closed and stops people opening it
- Specialized
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4.9
A gate that opens and closes to let boats pass and control water in a canal
- US
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9.9
A long piece of hair left on top of a shaved head, worn in some Indigenous North American cultures
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5.1
A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key
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5.8
A part of a canal with gates that raises or lowers boats by changing the water level
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6.7
A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
- Formal
A right for a friendly investor to buy key assets before others to stop a takeover
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lock for a device to fasten things comes from an old English word loc that meant 'bolt' or 'to close'. So a lock is something that keeps a door, box, or engine shut and safe.