āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to lock
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āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to secure something with a lock or seal
Transitive: to lock sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cyclist always makes sure to lock the bike to the rack before leaving.
āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāϞāĻ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āϝ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āϞāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02
āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻžāύā§
to secure or confine something or someone within a defined space by fastening a door, lid, gate, or similar mechanism
Transitive: to lock sb/sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She locked her diary in a drawer to keep her thoughts private.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧠āϞāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻĒāύ āϰāĻžāĻāϤā§āĨ¤
03
āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
(of a door, window, etc.) to become or be capable of being secured with a lock
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The window was left slightly open, as it could n't lock properly due to a faulty mechanism.
āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϞāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āϞāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to become firmly secured or immovable in position
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gears of the machine locked, causing it to come to a sudden halt.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϞāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
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āϞāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to join or fit together in a way that creates a secure and interconnected relationship
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teeth of the zipper locked, keeping the jacket fully fastened.
āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϞāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
06
āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to secure or immobilize something, making it unmovable or rigid by interlacing or interlocking its parts
Transitive: to lock sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wrestler used a powerful hold to lock his opponent's arm, rendering him immobile.
āĻā§āϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϞāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšā§āϞā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāϞ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
01
āϤāĻžāϞāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ
a device that firmly fastens a door, closet, etc. and usually needs a key to be opened
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They installed a combination lock on the locker to prevent unauthorized access.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ
āύāύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϞāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻļāύ āϞāĻ āĻāύāϏā§āĻāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āϞāĻ, āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§
a piece of hair that lies on the head
03
āϞāĻ, āĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŽ
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
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āϞāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻĒ
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
locked
locker
locking
lock
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