lock
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combinationSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
» They forgot to lock the door.
Sie haben vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen.
Они забыли запереть дверь.
Вони забули замкнути двері.
Meaning
16 sensesSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
Schloss
замо́кzamók, запо́рzapór, затво́рzatvór
замо́кzamók
(broadly)A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
Lock
блокиро́вкаblokiróvka
A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
Schleuse, Schiffshebewerk
шлюзšljuz
шлюзšljuz
The firing mechanism in a gun.
Schloss
замо́кzamók
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Complete control over a situation.
Something sure to be a success.
Synonym of Dutch book.
A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
A grapple in wrestling.
Examples
1938 sentencesThey forgot to lock the door.
Вони забули замкнути двері. — deniko
ruОни забыли запереть дверь. — ReggaeOn
deSie haben vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — MUIRIEL
I'm sure I locked the door.
Я певен, що замкнув двері. — older
ruЯ уверена, что закрыла дверь. — mrtaistoi
deIch bin sicher, dass ich die Tür abgeschlossen habe. — Zaghawa
I'm going to lock the door.
Я замкну двері. — deniko
ruЯ собираюсь запереть дверь. — afyodor
I forgot to lock the door.
Я забув замкнути двері. — deniko
ruЯ забыл запереть дверь. — marafon
deIch habe vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who has keys to this lock?
У кого ключі до цього замку? — deniko
ruУ кого ключи от этого замка́? — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-GFrom Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).
From Middle English lok, lokke, from Old English locc (“hair of the head, hair, lock of hair, curl, ringlet”), from Proto-West Germanic *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).
Ellipsis of dreadlock
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Forms
plural: locksSynonyms
3 synonyms- a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key:ignition lock
- enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it:lock chamber
Word family
149 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- lock the door
- forgot to lock
- to lock the
- door was locked
- door locked
- locked himself in
- the door locked
- lock his door
- locked himself
- locked myself out
- lock the gate
- lock the windows