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lock 1 L0221700 (lŏk)n.1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.2. 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.3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge.4. An interlocking or entanglement of elements or parts.5. a. Sports A hold in wrestling or self-defense that is secured on a part of an opponent's body.b. A secure hold; control: The distributor has a lock on most of the market.c. A sure thing; a certainty: His promotion is a lock.v. locked, lock·ing, locks v.tr.1. a. To fasten the lock of: close and lock a drawer.b. To shut or make secure with or as if with locks: locked the house.2. To confine or exclude by or as if by means of a lock: locked the dog in for the night; locked the criminal up in a cell.3. To fix in place so that movement or escape is impossible; hold fast: The ship was locked in the ice through the winter. She felt that she had become locked into a binding agreement.4. a. To sight and follow (a moving target) automatically: locked the enemy fighter in the gun sights.b. To aim (a weapon or other device) at a moving target so as to follow it automatically: "The pilot had locked his targeting radar on the slow-moving frigate" (Ed Magnuson).5. To clasp or link firmly; intertwine or interlock: locked arms and walked away.6. To bind in close struggle or battle: The two dogs were locked in combat.7. a. To equip (a waterway) with locks.b. To pass (a vessel) through a lock.8. To invest (funds) in such a way that they cannot easily be converted into cash.9. To arrange or secure (an interest rate) for a loan.10. Computers a. To end the processing of (a magnetic tape or disk) in such a way as to deny access to its contents.b. To protect (a file) from changes or deletion.v.intr.1. To become fastened by or as if by means of a lock: The door locks automatically when shut.2. To become entangled or jammed; interlock.3. To become rigid or immobile: The mechanism tends to lock in cold weather.4. To pass through a lock or locks in a waterway.Phrasal Verbs: lock down1. To place (a facility or the people in it) in a lockdown.2. To arrange or secure (something) so that it does not change or can't be undone. lock out To withhold work from (employees) during a labor dispute.Idioms: lock horns To become embroiled in conflict. lock lips Slang To engage in a long kiss. lock, stock, and barrel To the greatest or most complete extent; wholly: an estate that was auctioned off lock, stock, and barrel. under lock and key Securely locked up.
[Middle English lok, from Old English loc, bolt, bar.]
lock′a·ble adj.
lock 2 L0221700 (lŏk)n.1. a. A length or curl of hair; a tress.b. often locks The hair of the head.2. A small wisp or tuft, as of wool or cotton.
[Middle English, lok, from Old English loc, locc.]lock out vb (tr, adverb) 1. to prevent from entering by locking a door2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to prevent (employees) from working during an industrial dispute, as by closing a factory n (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the closing of a place of employment by an employer, in order to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | lock out - prevent employees from working during a strikekeep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" |
Translationslock1 (lok) noun1. a mechanism for fastening doors etc. He put the key in the lock. 鎖 锁2. a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal. (運河等的)船閘 船闸3. the part of a gun by which it is fired. (槍的)扳機 枪机4. a tight hold (in wrestling etc). (摔角等的)夾抱 揪扭，紧紧抓住（或抱住） verb to fasten or become fastened with a lock. She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock. 鎖住 锁ˈlocker noun a small cupboard, especially for sports equipment. 置物櫃(尤指放運動裝備者) 有锁存物柜，寄物柜 ˈlocket (-kit) noun a little ornamental case hung round the neck. a gold locket containing a piece of his hair. (項鏈上的)裝飾盒 保藏记念品的贵重金属小盒ˈlocksmith noun a person who makes and mends locks. 鎖匠 锁匠lock in to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock. She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window. 鎖在裡面 关在里面lock out to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock. Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you. 鎖在外面 关在外面lock up1. to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock. to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery. 監禁，鎖藏 锁住，关押 2. to lock whatever should be locked. He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m. 鎖好 锁好lock out
lock out1. To lock the doors or other entrances into some building or so that someone or something is unable to enter from the outside. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lock" and "out." I can't believe she locked me out of the house, just because I drunkenly kissed some girl at the bar! The car comes with a new feature that makes it impossible to lock yourself out. The factory was shuttered overnight, the owners having locked out all of the employees.2. To prevent employees from coming to work or performing their duties during a labor dispute. The factory gates were chained shut, a clear sign to the workers that the owners had locked them all out. All electricians in the union will be locked out of further work until the dispute has been resolved.See also: lock, outlock someone or something out of something and lock someone or something outto lock something to prevent someone or something from getting into it. Someone locked me out of my office. Who locked out the office staff this morning?See also: lock, of, outlock out1. Keep out, prevent from entering. For example, Karen was so angry at her brother that she locked him out of the house. [Late 1500s] Shakespeare had it in The Comedy of Errors (4:1): "For locking me out of my doors by day." 2. Withhold work from employees during a labor dispute, as in The company threatened to lock out the strikers permanently. [Mid-1800s] See also: lock, outlock outv.1. To prevent someone or something from entering a place by locking a door or entrance: The committee locked out the protesters from the meeting hall. I left the keys in the car and accidentally locked myself out. 2. To withhold work from some employees during a labor dispute: The company bosses locked the auto workers out. The management will lock out the pilots' union until an agreement is reached.3. To exclude someone from something, as a competition. Used chiefly in the passive: Professional athletes were locked out of the competition.See also: lock, outEncyclopediaSeeLockMedicalSeelocklock out
Words related to lock outverb prevent employees from working during a strikeRelated Words- keep out
- shut out
- exclude
- shut
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