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Word: lock (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
  • Complete control over a situation.
  • by extension A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
  • rugby A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
  • Something sure to be a success.
  • Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
  • The firing mechanism of a gun.
  • tuft or length of hair

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Verb:

  • intransitive|break dancing To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
  • intransitive To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
  • intransitive To become fastened in place.
  • transitive To fasten with a lock.
  • transitive To intertwine or dovetail.

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