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Lock
lɒk
- a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key
"the key turned firmly in the lock"
- a device used to prevent the operation or movement of a vehicle or other machine
"a steering lock"
- a facility on a computer or phone that requires a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication in order to access the full functionality of the device
"there's a security lock on the phone and he doesn't know the code"
- (in wrestling and martial arts) a hold that prevents an opponent from moving a limb
- a number of interlocked or jammed items
"I have seen all Albermarle Street closed by a lock of carriages"
- a short section of a canal or river with gates and sluices at each end which can be opened or closed to change the water level, used for raising and lowering boats
"there was a lock every quarter of a mile"
- the turning of the front wheels of a vehicle to change its direction of motion
- the maximum extent that the front wheels of a vehicle can be turned
- a player in the second row of a scrum
- a person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty
"all of this makes him a lock to make the Hall of Fame"
- a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun
- fasten or secure (something) with a lock
"she closed and locked her desk"
- (of a door, window, etc.) become or be able to be secured with a lock
"the door will automatically lock behind you"
- enclose or shut in by locking or fastening a door, lid, etc.
"he is treated like an unpaid servant and locked in his room"
- restrict access to the full functionality or data of (a computer, phone, file, etc.), especially by requiring a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication
"my computer is locked and I've forgotten my login info"
- (of a phone) operate only on the network of a particular carrier
"the phone is locked to T-mobile"
- make or become rigidly fixed or immovable
"he locked his hands behind her neck"
- go through a lock on a canal
"we locked through at Moore Haven"