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  • 81lock — I 1. noun the lock on the door Syn: bolt, catch, fastener, clasp, hasp, latch 2. verb 1) he locked the door Syn: bolt, fasten, secure, padlock, latch, chain …

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  • 82lock in on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lock in on : present tense I/you/we/they lock in on he/she/it locks in on present participle locking in on past tense locked in on past participle locked in on same as lock onto They had locked in on the… …

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  • 83lock — Safety Safe ty, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[ e].] 1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. [1913 Webster] Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like …

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  • 84Lock-On — Infobox VG title = Lock On developer = Tatsumi publisher = Tatsumi ( Japan ) Data East ( US ) release = 1986 genre = Rail shooter modes = Single player cabinet = Upright platforms = Arcade; IBM PC; Atari ST input = display = Raster display=… …

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  • 85lock — I. , v. a. == enclose. O. and N. 56. AS. lucan == lock, fasten, as a door. RG. 495; pret. ‘lek.’ Body and Soul, 236; part. ‘iloke.’ 824 B. sb. == lock of a door. Ps. cxlvii. 13. O. and N. 1555 II. , sb. == a tress of hair. Wright’s L. P. p. 34.… …

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  • 86lock on — i. One of the operating modes of most air interception radar. When the pencil beam, after having searched and found the target, remains pointing at the target and continues tracking it automatically, it is said to “lock on.” ii. In phase lock… …

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  • 87lock up —   Il lock up è un accordo che vincola il soggetto che ha collocato sul mercato una parte del suo capitale a non effettuare operazioni di vendita per un determinato periodo di tempo. L impegno di lock up viene assunto nei confronti dei… …

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  • 88lock — I s ( et) med lock och pock II s ( en, ar) hårlock III s ( et, lock) äv. inom byggn. bräda som övertäckning av en skarv …

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  • 89lock on — transitive verb : to sight and follow (a target) automatically by means of a radar beam will automatically follow, through any gyrations, the object on its screen to which it has been locked on New Republic * * * lock on ( ● lock …

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  • 90lock·up — /ˈlɑːkˌʌp/ noun, pl ups [count] 1 : a place where prisoners are kept : ↑jail a police station lockup see also lock up at ↑lock, 2 2 Brit …

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