Lock
noun
A device used for securing a door, lid, etc.
She left the keys to the lock on the table.
Often appears as...
- door lock
- safety lock
noun
A portion of a canal or river that can be closed to control the water level.
The boat passed through the lock.
Often appears as...
- canal lock
- river lock
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To secure something using a lock.
He forgot to lock his car.
Often appears as...
- lock the door
- lock the car
noun
A small curl or piece of hair.
She has beautiful locks of golden hair.
Often appears as...
- locks of hair
- golden locks
Usage tips
Poetic
verb
To commit to a certain course of action.
They are locked in negotiations.
Often appears as...
- lock in negotiations
- lock into agreement
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Idiomatic
verb
To hold someone or something in a tight grasp.
She locked him in a tight hug.
Often appears as...
- lock arms
- lock in embrace
verb
To interlock or cause to become interlocked.
Their eyes locked and they held each other's gaze.
Often appears as...
- lock eyes
- lock hands
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A device used for securing a door, lid, etc.
She left the keys to the lock on the table.
Often appears as...
- door lock
- safety lock
noun
A portion of a canal or river that can be closed to control the water level.
The boat passed through the lock.
Often appears as...
- canal lock
- river lock
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To secure something using a lock.
He forgot to lock his car.
Often appears as...
- lock the door
- lock the car
noun
A small curl or piece of hair.
She has beautiful locks of golden hair.
Often appears as...
- locks of hair
- golden locks
Usage tips
Poetic
verb
To commit to a certain course of action.
They are locked in negotiations.
Often appears as...
- lock in negotiations
- lock into agreement
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To hold someone or something in a tight grasp.
She locked him in a tight hug.
Often appears as...
- lock arms
- lock in embrace
verb
To interlock or cause to become interlocked.
Their eyes locked and they held each other's gaze.
Often appears as...
- lock eyes
- lock hands
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Security Context
Used when talking about safety or preventing access.
Make sure to lock the gate when you leave.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Item
Refers to a physical object, not a digital one.
The old chest had a rusty lock.
Pro Tip 1/2Security Context
Used when talking about safety or preventing access.
Make sure to lock the gate when you leave.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Item
Refers to a physical object, not a digital one.
The old chest had a rusty lock.
Pro Tip 1/2Security Context
Used when talking about safety or preventing access.
Make sure to lock the gate when you leave.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Item
Refers to a physical object, not a digital one.
The old chest had a rusty lock.
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What happens when our...
Or it could output the blueprint to a really nifty technology, and when we implement it, it has some surreptitious side effect that the A.I. had planned. The point here is that we should not be confident in our ability to keep a superintelligent genie locked up in its bottle forever. Sooner or later, it will out.
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Everything you need to...
just as the chorus or bridge of a song helps us to remember the next verses. Because most of the tales were familiar to the audience, it was common to hear the sections of the poem out of order. At some point, the order became set in stone and the story was locked into place as the one we read today.
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3 tips to boost your...
Do you think they are fixed at birth, or that they can be developed, like a muscle? These beliefs matter because they can influence how you act when you're faced with setbacks. If you have a fixed mindset, meaning that you think your talents are locked in place, you might give up,
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
on this planet, you should lock yourself inside a room with a flying, echolocating bat in complete darkness." And if you look at the actual physical characteristics on the face of this beautiful horseshoe bat, you see a lot of these characteristics are dedicated
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
reindeer are still at the heart of sami life though the sami have moved with the times may toro's family live in kautikano a modern sami town in arctic norway but many people still think of the sami as locked in the past we joke with them that we don't have
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How a single-celled...
carbon dioxide, and methane. Almost all oxygen was locked up in molecules like water, not floating around in the air. The oceans were populated by anaerobic microbes. Those are simple, unicellular life forms that thrive without oxygen
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
other day and she was like oh yeah yeah I loved that whole maiden in the tower daydream when I was a kid I was like no I wasn't the girl locked in the tower I was the guy on the horse rescuing the girl on the tower I was the
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Behind the Dam PIPE World's...
if you've ever wondered what it takes to make an episode of the world's toughest fixes you are in luck as a lock fills
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Powerful Eagle Hunts...
gonna rare get ready okay in a matter of seconds Tilly locks onto her tongue she's gotten she's done it thank you
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Could These Distant...
because these are strange worlds every one of these planets is locked in its orbit one side facing trappist-1
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What happens when our...
Or it could output the blueprint to a really nifty technology, and when we implement it, it has some surreptitious side effect that the A.I. had planned. The point here is that we should not be confident in our ability to keep a superintelligent genie locked up in its bottle forever. Sooner or later, it will out.
Video examples
Everything you need to...
just as the chorus or bridge of a song helps us to remember the next verses. Because most of the tales were familiar to the audience, it was common to hear the sections of the poem out of order. At some point, the order became set in stone and the story was locked into place as the one we read today.
Video examples
3 tips to boost your...
Do you think they are fixed at birth, or that they can be developed, like a muscle? These beliefs matter because they can influence how you act when you're faced with setbacks. If you have a fixed mindset, meaning that you think your talents are locked in place, you might give up,
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
on this planet, you should lock yourself inside a room with a flying, echolocating bat in complete darkness." And if you look at the actual physical characteristics on the face of this beautiful horseshoe bat, you see a lot of these characteristics are dedicated
Video examples
Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
reindeer are still at the heart of sami life though the sami have moved with the times may toro's family live in kautikano a modern sami town in arctic norway but many people still think of the sami as locked in the past we joke with them that we don't have
Video examples
How a single-celled...
carbon dioxide, and methane. Almost all oxygen was locked up in molecules like water, not floating around in the air. The oceans were populated by anaerobic microbes. Those are simple, unicellular life forms that thrive without oxygen
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
other day and she was like oh yeah yeah I loved that whole maiden in the tower daydream when I was a kid I was like no I wasn't the girl locked in the tower I was the guy on the horse rescuing the girl on the tower I was the
Video examples
Behind the Dam PIPE World's...
if you've ever wondered what it takes to make an episode of the world's toughest fixes you are in luck as a lock fills
Video examples
Powerful Eagle Hunts...
gonna rare get ready okay in a matter of seconds Tilly locks onto her tongue she's gotten she's done it thank you
Video examples
Could These Distant...
because these are strange worlds every one of these planets is locked in its orbit one side facing trappist-1
Example 1 of 10
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Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
The real writing of a piece comes only when you are performing it. It is why I like theatre. In film and TV, the image is locked forever, but in theatre, there is constant change; each performance is part of the writing process.
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Kaspar Hauser
German Celebrity
Why you kill me? I never did you anything. Not kill me! I beg not to be locked up. Never let me out of my prison - not kill me! You kill me before I understand what life is. You must tell me why you locked me up!
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock on a personality, even just in life, and then they'll shock you by their behavior.
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Kyle Korver
American Athlete
I think some people get just locked into 'this is the way it has to be,' and they're afraid of messing something up. I don't ever want to be that way with shooting or with anything, really - not just shooting.
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Ksenia Sobchak
Russian Politician
The people are really afraid of what's going on in Russia; they are suffering with fear, sitting at home, doors locked, because they are afraid of their government.
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J. D. Martinez
American Athlete
I just want to go deep in the playoffs and be put in that situation where I'm locked in and the game and the season is on the line.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.
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Josephine Baker
French Dancer
The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.
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Gilbert Baker
American Artist
I was afraid my family would lock me up and give me electroshock. I was a screaming queen.
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
We're all influenced by everything unless we're locked in an empty room.
Quote examples
Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
The real writing of a piece comes only when you are performing it. It is why I like theatre. In film and TV, the image is locked forever, but in theatre, there is constant change; each performance is part of the writing process.
Quote examples
Kaspar Hauser
German Celebrity
Why you kill me? I never did you anything. Not kill me! I beg not to be locked up. Never let me out of my prison - not kill me! You kill me before I understand what life is. You must tell me why you locked me up!
Quote examples
Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock on a personality, even just in life, and then they'll shock you by their behavior.
Quote examples
Kyle Korver
American Athlete
I think some people get just locked into 'this is the way it has to be,' and they're afraid of messing something up. I don't ever want to be that way with shooting or with anything, really - not just shooting.
Quote examples
Ksenia Sobchak
Russian Politician
The people are really afraid of what's going on in Russia; they are suffering with fear, sitting at home, doors locked, because they are afraid of their government.
Quote examples
J. D. Martinez
American Athlete
I just want to go deep in the playoffs and be put in that situation where I'm locked in and the game and the season is on the line.
Quote examples
Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.
Quote examples
Josephine Baker
French Dancer
The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.
Quote examples
Gilbert Baker
American Artist
I was afraid my family would lock me up and give me electroshock. I was a screaming queen.
Quote examples
Nicolas Roeg
English Director
We're all influenced by everything unless we're locked in an empty room.
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