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lock

lɒk

Meanings

noun

a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.
E.g. the key turned firmly in the lock
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.
E.g. there was a lock every quarter of a mile
the turning of the front wheels of a vehicle to change its direction of motion.
a player in the second row of a scrum.
a person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty.
E.g. all of this makes him a lock to make the Hall of Fame
a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun.

verb

fasten or secure (something) with a lock.
E.g. she closed and locked her desk
restrict access to the full functionality or data of (a computer, mobile phone, file, etc.), especially by requiring a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication.
E.g. my computer is locked and I've forgotten my login info
make or become rigidly fixed or immovable.
E.g. he locked his hands behind her neck
go through a lock on a canal.
E.g. we locked through at Moore Haven

noun

a piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together.
E.g. she pushed back a lock of hair

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