Lock (Verb)
Meaning 1
Become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 7
Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels.
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 8
Keep engaged; "engaged the gears".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She lock into her routine and completed the project on time.
- The wheels began to lock onto the track, allowing the train to move safely.
- Scientists use magnets to lock onto the molecules they want to study.
- The pilot struggled to lock onto the runway during the stormy landing.
- Special features allow the laser to lock onto its target precisely.
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Meaning 9
Pass by means through a lock in a waterway.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The cargo ship will lock through the Panama Canal tonight to reach its destination on time.
- The cruise liner had to wait for two hours to lock through the busy canal during peak season.
- Each summer, numerous boats lock through the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
- Heavy rainfall closed the lock, forcing boats to wait for the waters to recede before they could lock through.
- After waiting in line, the sailboat finally prepared to lock through the canal and continue its journey downstream.