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71lock — [OE] English has two words lock. The one meaning ‘fastening mechanism’ goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic *luk or *lūk , denoting ‘close’, which also produced German loch ‘hole’ and Swedish lock ‘lid’. Closely related are locker [15] …
72lock — I. n. 1. Fastening. 2. Grapple, hug. 3. Enclosure, lock up. 4. Weir guard lock. 5. Lift lock (of a canal). 6. Tuft, tress, ringlet. 7. Tuft, flock, plexus …
73lock — 1. noun the lock on the door Syn: bolt, catch, fastener, clasp, bar, hasp, latch 2. verb 1) he locked the door Syn: bolt, fasten, bar, secure, seal; padlock …
74lock — [OE] English has two words lock. The one meaning ‘fastening mechanism’ goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic *luk or *lūk , denoting ‘close’, which also produced German loch ‘hole’ and Swedish lock ‘lid’. Closely related are locker [15] …
75lock in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lock in : present tense I/you/we/they lock in he/she/it locks in present participle locking in past tense locked in past participle locked in 1) to put someone in a room and lock the door so they cannot leave… …
76Lock — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lock, mot anglais signifiant verrou, peut faire référence à Lock, une bande dessinée, Locks peut faire référence à : Dreadlocks, une coiffure,… …
77lock up — Synonyms and related words: bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bolt, bolt in, bosom, bottle up, bury, button, button up, cache, cast in prison, choke, choke off, clap, clap in jail, clap up, close, close up, constrict, contain, contract,… …
78lock'a — Mid Ulster English an unspecified amount (eg. In a lock a minutes ) From Irish loca meaning a pile of or a wad of , or simply an extended meaning of lock as in a lock of hair …
79lock in — PHRASAL VERB If you lock someone in, you put them in a room and lock the door so that they cannot get out. [V n P] Manda cried out that Mr Hoelt had no right to lock her in …
80lock — lÉ‘k /lÉ’k n. fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device; section of a waterway which is closed off by gates at either end; device in a firearm which explodes the charge; wrestling hold; secure grip; portion of hair, curl of… …
