Meaning

12 senses
  1. (intransitive)To become fastened in place.

    If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.

    blockieren

    блоки́роватьсяblokírovatʹsja

    become rigid or immoveable

  2. (transitive)To fasten with a lock.

    Remember to lock the door when you leave.

    abschließen, verschließen

    запира́тьzapirátʹ, запере́тьzaperétʹ, замыка́тьzamykátʹ

    запира́тиzapyráty, запе́ртиzapérty, замика́тиzamykáty

    fasten with a lock

  3. (intransitive)To be capable of becoming fastened in place.

    This door locks with a key.

  4. (transitive)To intertwine or dovetail.

    with his hands locked behind his back

    We locked arms and stepped out into the night.

  5. (intransitive)To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.

    a pop and lock routine

  6. To furnish (a canal) with locks.

  7. To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.

  8. To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.

  9. (Internet, transitive)To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.

  10. (Internet, transitive)To prevent a page from being edited by other users.

    Frequently-vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.

  11. (intransitive)To play in the position of lock.

    hold in a locking position

  12. To form a dreadlock.

Examples

1938 sentences
  1. They forgot to lock the door.

    Вони забули замкнути двері. — deniko

    ruОни забыли запереть дверь. — ReggaeOn

    deSie haben vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — MUIRIEL

  2. 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

  3. I'm going to lock the door.

    Я замкну двері. — deniko

    ruЯ собираюсь запереть дверь. — afyodor

  4. I forgot to lock the door.

    Я забув замкнути двері. — deniko

    ruЯ забыл запереть дверь. — marafon

    deIch habe vergessen, die Tür abzuschließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Who has keys to this lock?

    У кого ключі до цього замку? — deniko

    ruУ кого ключи от этого замка́? — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to fasten with a lock:
Русский
By meaning 2
to become fastened in place:
to fasten with a lock:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to become fastened in place:
to fasten with a lock:

Origin

From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-G

From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).

Ellipsis of dreadlock

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Forms

locks, locking, locked, locked
Base formlock · to lock
3rd person singularlocks
Present participlelocking
Past simplelocked
Past participlelocked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylock
he, she, itlocks

Past simpleLesson

all personslocked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave locked
he, she, ithas locked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lock

Phrasal verbs

10 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

41 related words

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lock — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto