locking
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈlɑːkɪŋ/
- It's got high-tensile fiber and triple-secure locking features.
- locking fastener
- locking mechanism
- locking device
Examples
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The locking of the safe was designed to keep important documents secure.
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So this is the locking mechanism of that latch.
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How many times did I tell you we needed locking mechanisms on the vehicle doors?
Fiction book (1993) -
I think I'm going to have to take out the whole kind of locking mechanism.
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When fully extended, a metallic spring-loaded locking arm moves into place, preventing the gas spring from compressing.
Academic text (1995) -
Long ago, some prescient, now-forgotten school architect placed a locking mechanism on the inside of the dressing room door.
Fiction book (1998) -
Cahill releases the locking device on the 747 hatch, lowering it into the tunnel.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Dyna-Thred II self-locking fastener has been designed to provide full 360-degree locking action around the thread.
Academic text (1995) -
Corrosion-resistant stainless steel KwikLok locking pins are activated by a push or pull motion for quick insertion and removal.
Academic text (2004) -
A single-taper design with a shallow-taper angle maintains concentricity when the locking bolts are tightened.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
4
3.8
An act of locking something to keep it safe
2
6.0
Fastening something so it stays in one position
2
3.9
A thing that holds two parts together so they stay secure
1
9.6
A blockage in a pipe or closing something with a lock
1
6.1
Fastening something so it does not move or fall
How firmly something is fixed in place
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.6
A metal tool like pliers that you clamp to hold things without using your hands
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Locking comes from the old English word lock, which meant a 'bolt' or 'bar' used to close and hold a door shut, like putting a bar across a gate. So locking means fastening something with a lock to keep it safe.