v
(transitive) To hold in an armlock.
v
To connect with or attach.
v
(transitive) To twine together; entwine.
n
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
n
(uncountable) The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests.
v
(transitive) To fasten using a buckle.
v
(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
v
(transitive) To put chains on (a tire, or the tires of a specified vehicle)
v
(transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
n
A lock that closes or secures itself by means of a spring.
v
(aviation, mechanical engineering, of a turbine engine) To experience core lock.
v
(intransitive) To cause or come to a deadlock.
n
(metaphoric) A similarly tight hold on something nonphysical.
v
(transitive) To lock by two turns of the key.
v
(intransitive, of brakes) To lock up from being invoked too suddenly.
v
Alternative form of inwheel [(rare or obsolete) To encircle.]
v
(transitive) To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle.
n
A device, mechanism or measure designed to make something fail-safe.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
v
(transitive) To fasten or attach
v
(video games, transitive or intransitive) To be in or cause a hardlock; to transition to becoming unplayable.
v
(transitive) To shut or fasten with a hasp.
v
(US, slang) To have matters in control.
v
(transitive) To restrain in a headlock.
v
(transitive) To attach a hook to.
v
(transitive) To bind or fasten using a hoop.
v
Abbreviation of hydrostatic lock. (to enter a hydrolock) [To seize up because liquid has infiltrated a mechanism for compressing gasses.]
n
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jail, lock.
v
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
v
(transitive) To insert (film) into a projector.
v
(transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
v
To close or lock as if with a latch.
n
(uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
v
(computing) To enter a state of livelock.
adj
(idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.
v
(Internet, transitive) To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
v
(transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
v
(transitive) To make an arrangement secure, definite, or permanent; to fix.
v
(transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To commit to something or someone firmly and resoundingly.
v
(transitive) To cause a missile to track (a target).
v
(computing) To prevent from accessing a data structure.
v
(intransitive) To close all doors and windows (of a place) securely.
n
(US) A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning.
n
(colloquial) A situation where things lock together.
n
(finance) A long-term investment to be left alone until some future time.
n
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
n
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
n
(computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
v
Alternative form of linchpin [(transitive, intransitive) To adopt as, or serve as, a central cohesive source of stability and security.]
n
(computing) An opportunistic lock on a file system object, used for caching purposes rather than to avoid modifications by multiple users at once.
v
(transitive) To fasten again by means of a buckle.
n
(military) A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
v
(transitive) To form a circle or rim around an opening or hole.
v
(wiki) To lock a page title so it cannot be created.
v
(video games, transitive or intransitive) To be in or cause a softlock; to remain playable but unable to progress.
v
(programming) To use a lock of this kind.
v
(transitive) to repair using tape.
v
To close (something) with string, thread, etc.
n
A temporary interruption or cessation of a normal activity
n
A lock, typically on a door in a bank vault, that cannot be unlocked before a specified time.
n
(especially mechanical engineering) Synonym of air lock.
v
To clamp with or as with a vise.
v
(transitive) To pack (people or animals) together tightly into a mass.
v
(transitive) To immobilize (a vehicle) with a wheel clamp.
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