fasten shut with a lock; confine by means of a lock; make immovable, fix in place; intertwine, link firmly together; move through a lock or locks (of a vessel); be fastened shut; become immobile; be held in place
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 hair
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Lock Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
A tight cross of the feet in 1st or 2nd position
Lock Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
(v. t.)
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
(v. t.)
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms.
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms.
(v. t.)
To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
(v. t.)
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
(v. t.)
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
(v. i.)
To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.
To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.
(n.)
The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
(n.)
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.
(n.)
Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.
Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.
(n.)
An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.
An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.
(n.)
A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.
A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.
(n.)
A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
(n.)
A grapple in wrestling.
A grapple in wrestling.
(n.)
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
(n.)
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA device for keeping a wheel from turning.
lock
\lock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. locked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. locking.]
1. to fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
2. to prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
3. to fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
4. to link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms. " lock hand in hand."
5. (canals) to furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
6. (fencing) to seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
lock
\lock\ (?), n. [as. locc; akin to d. lok, g. locke, ohg. loc, icel. lokkr, and perh. to gr. &?; to bend, twist.] a tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair. these gray locks, the pursuivants of death.
lock
\lock\, n. [as. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the fastening of a door, fr. lūcan to lock, fasten; akin to os. lūkan (in comp.), d. luiken, ohg. lūhhan, icel. l&?;ka, goth. lūkan (in comp.); cf. skr. ruj to break. cf. locket.] 1. anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.
2. a fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable. albemarle street closed by a lock of carriages.
3. a place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
4. the barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
5. an inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.
6. that part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.
7. a device for keeping a wheel from turning.
8. a grapple in wrestling.
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stock lock
permutation lock
tide lock
lock step
lock stitch
hip lock
wood lock
lock chamber
double-lock
lock bay
lock away
rebounding lock
vapor lock
lift lock
lever lock
lock up
lock nut
seal lock
lock in
vapour lock
lock hospital
lock rand
nut lock
scandinavian lock
lock rail
lock plate
guard lock
janus-faced lock
lock out
mortise lock
ignition lock
lock-in
spring lock
detector lock
letter lock
pin lock
canal lock
lock-up option
jail lock
lock-weir
tail of a lock
snap lock
rim lock
hoop lock
clasp lock
dial lock
lock-gate
cannon lock
window lock
air lock
reversible lock
lock washer
sash lock
lock-down
wheel lock
time lock
to lock into
Meaning
The whole thing.
Origin
From the parts that constitute a flintlock rifle.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.The whole thing.
Origin
From the parts that constitute a flintlock rifle.
Amgud = n. a curly lock
Clo = n. lock, close; knob
Cloi = v. to close, to lock
Cudyn = n. a lock, as of hair
Cynghloi = v. to lock together
Tweg = n. a lock of hair
(pl. n., WA) - long locks of hair as worn by bogans; Bev curls
socks
short for dredlocks
Noun
1. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
(hyponym) combination lock
(part-holonym) gate
(part-meronym) bolt, deadbolt
2. a strand or cluster of hair
(synonym) curl, ringlet, whorl
(hypernym) hair
(hyponym) sausage curl
(part-holonym) hairdo, hair style, coiffure
3. a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
(hypernym) mechanism
(part-holonym) firearm, piece, small-arm
4. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
(synonym) lock chamber
(hypernym) enclosure
(part-holonym) canal
5. a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
(synonym) ignition lock
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(part-holonym) ignition switch
6. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
(hypernym) wrestling hold
(hyponym) hammerlock
(derivation) interlock
Verb
1. fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"
(antonym) unlock
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) padlock
(see-also) lock in, lock away, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
2. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
(synonym) engage, mesh, operate
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) throw, flip, switch
3. become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
(antonym) unlock
(hypernym) engage
4. hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
(synonym) interlock, interlace
(hypernym) hold, take hold
5. become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
(synonym) interlock
(hypernym) embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
6. hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
(hypernym) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
7. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
(synonym) lock in, lock away, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
(hypernym) confine
8. pass by means through a lock in a waterway
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(derivation) lock chamber
9. build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
(hypernym) construct, build, make
(derivation) lock chamber
Lock Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
An enclosure in a water body with gates at each end to raise or lower water vessels as they pass from one level to another. (DOI4)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
An enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level.
Used in the context of general equities. Make a market both ways (bid and offer) either on the bid, offering, or an in between price only. Locking on the offering is done to attract a seller, since the trader is willing to pay (and ask) the offering side when others only ask it. Locking on the bid side attracts buyers for similar reasons. Typically, sell side requires a plus tick to comply with short sale rules.
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Lock Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Lock Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of a lock, denotes bewilderment. If the lock works at your command, or efforts, you will discover that some person is working you injury. If you are in love, you will find means to aid you in overcoming a rival; you will also make a prosperous journey.
If the lock resists your efforts, you will be derided and scorned in love and perilous voyages will bring to you no benefit.
To put a lock upon your fiance'e's neck and arm, foretells that you are distrustful of her fidelity, but future episodes will disabuse your mind of doubt.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectIf the lock resists your efforts, you will be derided and scorned in love and perilous voyages will bring to you no benefit.
To put a lock upon your fiance'e's neck and arm, foretells that you are distrustful of her fidelity, but future episodes will disabuse your mind of doubt.
Lock Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lock Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
- Variable in class java.io.Reader
protected Object lock
The object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized method.
protected Object lock
The object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized method.
- Variable in class java.io.Writer
protected Object lock
The object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized method.
protected Object lock
The object used to synchronize operations on this stream. For efficiency, a character-stream object may use an object other than itself to protect critical sections. A subclass should therefore use the object in this field rather than this or a synchronized method.
To prevent data from being edited, discarded or renamed, or to prevent entire banks or disks from being altered.
A restriction on access to a resource in a multiuser environment. SQL Server locks users out of a specific row, column, or file automatically to maintain security or prevent concurrent data modification problems.
Lock Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lock may refer to:
Mechanical devices
- Lock (water transport), a device for raising and lowering boats and submarines between stretches of water of different levels
- Lock (device), a mechanical device used to secure possessions
- Lock (firearm), the ignition mechanism of small arms
- Rope lock, a device used in theater fly systems
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The suffix -lock in Modern English survives only in . It descends from Old English -lác which was more productive, carrying a meaning of "action or proceeding, state of being, practice, ritual". As a noun, Old English lác means "play, sport", deriving from an earlier meaning of "sacrificial ritual or hymn" (Proto-Germanic *laikaz). A putative term for a "hymn to the gods" (*ansu-laikaz) in early Germanic paganism is attested only as a personal name, Oslac.
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Lock Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
For marine purposes: A space, enclosed at the sides by walls and at each end by gates, by which a vessel can be floated up or down to a different level.
Primarily on vert. To catch the back wheels or truck on coping as the board reenters the ramp. Indicates the board stopped dead, or locked.
Lock Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.
Lock Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n) Short for dredlocks.
(n) Short for dredlocks.
Slang for a "sure thing" winner.
Easy winner, can not lose
A sure winner.
Lock Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
The Hebrews usually secured their doors by bars of wood or iron (Isa. 45:2; 1 Kings 4:3). These were the locks originally used, and were opened and shut by large keys applied through an opening in the outside (Judg. 3:24). (See KEY.) Lock of hair (Judg. 16:13, 19; Ezek. 8:3; Num. 6:5, etc.).
Where European locks have not been introduced, the locks of eastern houses are usually of wood, and consist of a partly hollow bolt from fourteen inches to two feet long for external doors or gates, or from seven to nine inches for interior doors. The bold passes through a groove in a piece attached to the door into a socket in the door-post.
Lock Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The right hand, holding an imaginary key, twists it in the open left palm, which is facing right.
