English-Thai Dictionary

lock

N การ ควบคุม ทั้งหมด  kan-kub-kum-tang-mod

 

lock

N กุญแจ  latch hook barrier kun-jea-mue

 

lock

N ท่า การ จับ แบบ กีฬา มวยปล้ำ  wrestling hold ta-kan-jab-baeb-ki-la-muai-plam

 

lock

N นก สับ (ส่วนหนึ่ง ของ ปืน  nok-sab

 

lock

N ประตูน้ำ  pra-tu-nam

 

lock

N ปอย ขนสัตว์  poi-kon-sad

 

lock

N ปอยผม  กระจุก ผม  poi-pom

 

lock

VI ทำให้ ติด แน่น เคลื่อนที่ ไม่ได้  tam-hai-tid-naen-kluean-ti-mai-dai

 

lock

VI ใส่กุญแจ  sai-kun-jea

 

lock

VT กอดรัด  hold firmly kod-rad

 

lock

VT ทำให้ ติด แน่น เคลื่อนที่ ไม่ได้  tam-hai-tid-naen-kluean-ti-mai-dai

 

lock

VT เกี่ยว (แขน  เข้ากับ คนอื่น อย่าง แน่น  kiao-kao-kab-kon-uen-yang-naen

 

lock

VT เก็บ ไว้ ในที่ ปลอดภัย และ ใส่กุญแจ  keb-wai-nai-ti-plod-pai-lae-sai-kun-jae

 

lock

VT เข้าไป พัวพัน ใน สถานการณ์ ที่ ยุ่งยาก  เช่น  การต่อสู้  การทะเลาะวิวาท  kao-pai-pua-pan-nai-sa-ta-na-kan-ti-yung-yak-chen-kan-tor-su kan-ta-lo-wi-wad

 

lock

VT ใส่กุญแจ  fasten unlock sai-kun-jea

 

lock away

PHRV กักขัง  จำคุก  ใส่ กรงขัง  lock up put away shut away kak-kang

 

lock away

PHRV เก็บ ไว้ โดย ใส่กุญแจ  ล๊อค เก็บ ไว้  lock up shut up kab-wai-doi-sai-kun-jea

 

lock in

PHRV กำหนด  ระบุ ให้ มี  kam-nod

 

lock in

PHRV ล้อมรอบ  โอบล้อม  lom-lob

 

lock in

PHRV เก็บ ไว้ ข้างใน โดย ใส่กุญแจ  lock out kab-wai-kang-nai-doi-sai-kun-jea

 

lock in

PHRV ไม่ สามารถ ขยับเขยื้อน ได้ เพราะ ติด อยู่ กับ  mai-sa-mad-ka-yab-ka-yuean-dai-phro-tid-yu-kab

 

lock into

PHRV เก็บ ไว้ ข้างใน โดย ใส่กุญแจ  เก็บ ล๊อค ไว้  kab-wai-kang-nai-doi-sai-kun-jea

 

lock on

PHRV ทำให้ ติดกัน  ล๊อค ให้ ติดกัน ไว้  tam-hai-tid-kan

 

lock on

PHRV หา เป้า โจมตี (ทางทหาร  ha-pao-jom-te

 

lock on

PHRV เชื่อมต่อ กัน กับ  เชื่อมต่อ กัน แน่น  ล๊อค ต่อกัน แน่น  lock onto chueam-tor-kan-kab

 

lock oneself up

IDM เลือก อยู่ ตามลำพัง  อยาก อยู่ ตามลำพัง  lueak-yu-tam-lam-pang

 

lock onto

PHRV หา เป้า โจมตี (ทางทหาร  ha-pao-jom-te

 

lock onto

PHRV เชื่อมต่อ กัน แน่น  ล๊อค ต่อกัน แน่น  lock on chueam-tor-kan-nean

 

lock out

PHRV ป้องกัน คนงาน เข้า  ปิดประตู ทางเข้า  pong-kan-kon-ngan-kao

 

lock out

PHRV ล๊อค ขัง ไว้ ข้างนอก  ปิด ใส่กุญแจ ไว้ (เพื่อ ไม่ ให้ เข้า  lok-kang-wai-kang-nok

 

lock step

N วิธีการ เดินแถว ที่ ก้าว เท้า ให้ พร้อมกับ เท้า ของ คน ที่อยู่ ข้างหน้า  wi-ti-kan-doen-taeo-ti-kao-tao-hai-prom-kab-tao-kong-kon-ti-yu-kang-na

 

lock together

PHRV ล็อก ติดกัน แน่น  เชื่อมต่อ กัน แน่น  ติด ไว้ ด้วยกัน  lok-tid-kan-nean

 

lock up

PHRV กักขัง  จำคุก  ใส่ กรงขัง  lock away kak-kang

 

lock up

PHRV จำคุก  ขัง คุก  confine put behind bars jam-kuk

 

lock up

PHRV ซ่อน อารมณ์ ความรู้สึก  lock away son-ar-rom-kwam-ru-suek

 

lock up

PHRV ตก อยู่ ใน  lock in tok-yu-nai

 

lock up

PHRV ทำให้ เชื่อมั่น ใน ผล ที่ เกิดขึ้น (อย่าง ไม่ ซื่อ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  sew up tam-hai-chue-man-nai-pon-ti-koed-kuan

 

lock up

PHRV ประกาศ ห้าม ใช้  ห้าม ใช้  ไม่ ใช้  pra-kad-ham-chai

 

lock up

PHRV ปิด ใส่กุญแจ  ล๊อค  pid-sai-kun-jea

 

lock up

PHRV ยึด (การ พิมพ์  ผูก ให้ แน่น  yud

 

lock up

PHRV เก็บ ไว้ อย่างปลอดภัย โดย ใส่กุญแจ  ป้องกัน ไม่ ให้ หนี ไป โดย ใส่กุญแจ ไว้  keb-wai-yang-plod-pai-doi-sai-kun-jae

 

lock up

PHRV ใส่กุญแจ  sai-kun-jea

 

lockage

N ทาง สำหรับ เรือ เข้า จอด  tang-sam-rab-ruea-kao-jad

 

locker

N ตู้  ลิ้นชัก  cupboard cabinet tu

 

locker room

N ห้อง ที่ มีตู้ เก็บ และ เปลี่ยนเสื้อ ผ้า  hong-ti-me-tu-keb-lae-plian-suea-pa

 

locket

N ตลับ หรือ กล่อง เล็ก ที่ มัก ทำ เป็น จี้ ห้อย คอ  ta-lab-rue-klong-lek-ti-mak-tam-pen-chi-hoi-ko

 

lockjaw

N โรค บาดทะยัก  โรค ที่ ทำให้ ขากรรไกร แข็ง  tetanus rok-bad-ta-yak

 

locknut

N นอต หรือ แหวน เกลียว กัน หลวม  nod-rue-waen-kliao-kan-luam

 

lockout

N การ ปิด โรงงาน โดย เจ้าของกิจการ ใน ช่วง ที่ มี การ ประท้วง  kan-pid-rong-ngan-doi-jao-kong-kid-ja-kan-nai-chuang-ti-me-kan-pra-tuang

 

locksmith

N ช่าง ทำ กุญแจ  chang-tam-kun-jea

 

lockstitch

N วิธีการ เย็บด้าย คู่ เป็นห่วง เล็กๆ  wi-ti-kan-yeb-dai-ku-pen-huang-lek-lek

 

lockup

N การ ใส่กุญแจ  kan-sai-kun-jea-mue

 

lockup

N คุก  ตาราง  เรือนจำ  jail jailhouse gaol clink kuk

 

lockup

N โรงรถ  rong-rod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOCK

n.[L. floccus, Eng. lock. ] 1. Lock, in its primary sense, is any thing that fastens; but we now appropriate the word to an instrument composed of a spring, wards, and a bolt of iron or steel, used to fasten doors, chests and the like. The bolt is moved by a key.
2. The part of a musket or fowling-piece or other fire-arm, which contains the pan, trigger, etc.
3. The barrier or works of a canal, which confine the water, consisting of a dam, banks or walls, with two gates or pairs of gates, which may be opened or shut at pleasure.
4. A grapple in wrestling.
5. Any inclosure.
6. A tuft of hair; a plexus of wool, hay or other like substance; a flock; a ringlet of hair.
A lock of hair will draw more than a cable rope.
Lock of water, is the measure equal to the contents of the chamber of the locks by which the consumption of water on a canal is estimated.

 

LOCK-KEEPER

n.One who attends the locks of a canal.

 

LOCK-PADDLE

n.A small sluse that serves to fill and empty a lock.

 

LOCK-SIL

n.An angular piece of timber at the bottom of a lock, against which the gates shut.

 

LOCK-WEIR

n.A paddle-weir, in canals, an over-fall behind the upper gates, by which the waste water of the upper pound is let down through the paddle-holes into the chamber of the lock.

 

LOCK

v.t. 1. To fasten with a particular instrument; as, to lock a door; to lock a trunk.
2. To shut up or confine, as with a lock; as, to be locked in a prison. Lock the secret in your breast.
3. To close fast. The frost locks up our rivers.
4. To embrace closely; as, to lock one in the arms.
5. To furnish with locks, as a canal.
6. To confine; to restrain. Our shipping was locked up by the embargo.
7. In fencing, to seize the sword-arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, after closing the parade, shell to shell, in order to disarm him.

 

LOCK

v.i. 1. To become fast. The door locks close.
2. To unite closely by mutual insertion; as, they lock into each other.

 

LOCKAGE

n. 1. Materials for locks in a canal.
2. Works which form a lock on a canal.
3. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.

 

LOCKED

pp. Made fast by a lock; furnished with a lock or locks; closely embraced.

 

LOCKER

n.A close place, as a drawer or an apartment in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. A shot-locker is a strong frame of plank near the pump-well in the hold, where shot are deposited.

 

LOCKET

n.A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.

 

LOCKRAM

n.A sort of coarse linen.

 

LOCKSMITH

n.An artificer whose occupation is to make locks.

 

LOCKY

a.Having locks or tufts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOCK

Lock, n. Etym: [AS. locc; akin to D. lok, G. locke, OHG. loc, Icel.lokkr, and perh. to Gr.

 

Defn: A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair. These gray locks, the pursuivants of death. Shak.

 

LOCK

Lock, n. Etym: [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the fastening of a door, fr. lucan to lock, fasten; akin to OS. lukan (in comp. ), D. luiken, OHG. luhhan, Icel. l, Goth. lukan (in comp. ); cf. Skr. ruj to break. Cf. Locket. ]

 

1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.

 

2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable. Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. De Quincey.

 

3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock. Dryden.

 

4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.

 

5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.

 

6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.

 

7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.

 

8. A grapple in wrestling. Milton. Detector lock, a lock containing a contrivance for showing whether it as has been tampered with. -- Lock bay (Canals ), the body of water in a lock chamber. -- Lock chamber, the inclosed space between the gates of a canal lock. -- Lock nut. See Check nut, under Check. -- Lock plate, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is attached. -- Lock rail (Arch. ), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail nearest the lock. Lock rand (Masonry ), a range of bond stone. Knight. -- Mortise lock, a door lock inserted in a mortise. -- Rim lock, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus differing from a mortise lock.

 

LOCK

Lock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locked; p. pr. & vb. n. Locking.]

 

1. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.

 

2. To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.

 

3. To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.

 

4. To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms. " Lock hand in hand. " Shak.

 

5. (Canals )

 

Defn: To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat ) in a lock.

 

6. (Fencing )

 

Defn: To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.

 

LOCK

LOCK Lock, v. i.

 

Defn: To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close. When it locked none might through it pass. Spenser. To lock into, to fit or slide into; as, they lock into each other. Boyle.

 

LOCKAGE

LOCKAGE Lock "age, n.

 

1. Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.

 

2. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.

 

3. Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. The entire lock will be about fifty feet. De Witt Clinton.

 

LOCK-DOWN

LOCK-DOWN Lock "-down `, n.

 

Defn: A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting; -- used by lumbermen. [U.S.]

 

LOCKED-JAW

LOCKED-JAW Locked "-jaw `, n.

 

Defn: See Lockjaw.

 

LOCKEN

LOCKEN Lock "en, obs. p. p.

 

Defn: of Lock. Chaucer.

 

LOCKEN

LOCKEN Lock "en, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The globeflower (Trollius ).

 

LOCKER

LOCKER Lock "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, locks.

 

2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. Chain locker (Naut. ), a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for holding the chain cables. -- Davy Jones's locker, or Davy's locker. See Davy Jones. -- Shot locker, a compartment where shot are deposited. Totten.

 

LOCKET

Lock "et, n. Etym: [F. loquet latch, dim. of OF. loc latch, lock; of German origin. See Lock a fastening. ]

 

1. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.

 

2. A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.

 

LOCK HOSPITAL

LOCK HOSPITAL Lock " hos "pi *tal

 

Defn:. A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. [Eng. ]

 

LOCKJAW

LOCKJAW Lock "jaw `, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

 

LOCKLESS

LOCKLESS Lock "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of a lock.

 

LOCKMAN

LOCKMAN Lock "man, n.

 

Defn: A public executioner. [Scot. ]

 

LOCKOUT

LOCKOUT Lock "out `, n.

 

Defn: The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.

 

LOCKRAM

Lock "ram, n. Etym: [F. locrenan, locronan; from Locronan, in Brittany, where it is said to have been made. ]

 

Defn: A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally imported from Brittany. Shak.

 

LOCKSMITH

LOCKSMITH Lock "smith `, n.

 

Defn: An artificer whose occupation is to make or mend locks.

 

LOCK STEP

LOCK STEP Lock " step `

 

Defn:. A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the person before him.

 

LOCK STITCH

LOCK STITCH Lock " stitch `

 

Defn:. A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch.

 

LOCKUP

LOCKUP Lock "up `, n.

 

Defn: A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.

 

LOCK-WEIR

LOCK-WEIR Lock "-weir `, n.

 

Defn: A waste weir for a canal, discharging into a lock chamber.

 

LOCKY

LOCKY Lock "y, a.

 

Defn: Having locks or tufts. [R.] Sherwood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lock

lock 1 |läk lɑk | ▶noun 1 a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, etc. , fastened, typically operated only by a key of a particular form: the key turned firmly in the lock. • a similar device used to prevent the operation or movement of a vehicle or other machine: a bicycle lock. • (in wrestling and martial arts ) a hold that prevents an opponent from moving a limb. • [ in sing. ] archaic a number of interlocked or jammed items: a street closed by a lock of carriages. 2 a short confined section of a canal or other waterway in which the water level can be changed by the use of gates and sluices, used for raising and lowering vessels between two gates. • an airlock. 3 (a lock ) informal a person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty. 4 historical a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] fasten or secure (something ) with a lock: she closed and locked her desk | (as adj. locked ) : behind locked doors. • enclose or shut in by locking or fastening a door, lid, etc.: the prisoners are locked in overnight | Phil locked away the takings every night. • [ no obj. ] (of a door, window, box, etc. ) become or be able to be secured through activation of a lock: the door will automatically lock behind you. 2 make or become rigidly fixed or immovable: [ with obj. ] : he locked his hands behind her neck | the vessel was locked in ice | [ no obj. ] : their gaze locked for several long moments. 3 [ no obj. ] go through a lock on a canal: we locked through at Moore Haven. PHRASES have a lock on informal have an unbreakable hold on or total control over. lock horns engage in conflict. lock, stock, and barrel including everything; completely: the place is owned lock, stock, and barrel by an oil company. [referring to the complete mechanism of a firearm. ] under lock and key securely locked up. PHRASAL VERBS lock someone down confine a prisoner to their cell, esp. so as to gain control. lock someone /something in (or into ) involve or entangle someone or something in (an embrace or struggle ): they were locked in a legal battle. • oblige a person or company to abide by the terms of a contract for a specific period. lock onto locate (a target ) by radar or similar means and then track. lock someone out 1 keep someone out of a room or building by locking the door. 2 (of an employer ) subject employees to a lockout. lock someone out of exclude someone from: those now locked out of the job market. lock someone up (or away ) imprison someone. lock something up (also lock up ) shut and secure something, esp. a building, by fastening its doors with locks: the diplomatic personnel locked up their building and walked off | you could lock up for me when you leave. • (also lock something away ) invest money in something so that it is not easily accessible: vast sums of money locked up in pension funds. DERIVATIVES lock a ble adjective, lock less adjective ORIGIN Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole. ’

 

lock

lock 2 |lɑk läk | ▶noun a piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together: she pushed back a lock of hair. • (locks ) chiefly literary a person's hair: flowing locks and a long white beard. • a tuft of wool or cotton. • (locks ) short for dreadlocks. DERIVATIVES locked adjective his curly-locked comrades ORIGIN Old English locc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lok, German Locke, possibly also to lock 1 .

 

lockage

lock age |ˈläkij ˈlɑkɪʤ | ▶noun the construction or use of locks on waterways. • the amount of rise and fall of water levels resulting from the use of locks. • money paid as a toll for the use of a lock.

 

lockbox

lock box |ˈläkˌbäks ˈlɑkbɑks | ▶noun 1 a box that locks, usually for storing money or valuables. 2 a service provided by a bank, whereby the bank receives, processes, and deposits all of a company's receivables. 3 any of various computerized devices or services intended to prevent the unauthorized distribution or copying of digitally stored or transmitted data.

 

lockdown

lock down |ˈläkˌdoun ˈlɑːkdaʊn | ▶noun the confining of prisoners to their cells, typically after an escape or to regain control during a riot. • a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure: the university is on lockdown and nobody has been able to leave.

 

Locke, John

Locke, John |läk lɑk ˈnes | (1632 –1704 ), English philosopher; a founder of empiricism and political liberalism. His Two Treatises of Government (1690 ) argues that the authority of rulers has a human origin and is limited. In An Essay concerning Human Understanding (1690 ) he argued that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience. DERIVATIVES Lock e an |ˈläkēən |adjective

 

Locke, Joseph

Locke |lɒk | (1805 –60 ), English civil engineer. A pioneer in railways, he enjoyed a lifelong association with Thomas Brassey, building important lines in England, Scotland, and France.

 

locker

lock er |ˈläkər ˈlɑkər | ▶noun 1 a small lockable closet or compartment, typically as one of a number placed together for public or general use, e.g., in schools, gymnasiums, or train stations. • a chest or compartment on a ship or boat for clothes, stores, equipment, or ammunition. 2 a device that locks something. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably related to Flemish loker.

 

Lockerbie

Lock er bie |ˈläkərbē ˈlɑkərbi | a town in southwestern Scotland; pop. 4,500 (est. 2004 ). In 1988, a US airliner, destroyed by a terrorist bomb, crashed on the town and killed all those on board as well as 11 people on the ground.

 

locker room

lock er room |ˈlɑkər ˌrum | ▶noun a room containing lockers for the storage of personal belongings, esp. in schools or gymnasiums. ▶adjective regarded as characteristic of or suited to a men's locker room, esp. as being coarse or ribald: locker-room humor.

 

locket

lock et |ˈläkit ˈlɑkət | ▶noun 1 a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn around a person's neck on a chain and used to hold things of sentimental value, such as a photograph or lock of hair. 2 a metal plate or band on a scabbard. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French locquet, diminutive of loc ‘latch, lock, ’ of Germanic origin; related to lock 1. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th cent.

 

lockfast

lock |fast |ˈlɒkfɑːst | ▶adjective Scottish secured with a lock: lockfast areas in which to store equipment.

 

lock-in

lock-in |lɑk ɪn | ▶noun 1 an arrangement according to which a person or company is obliged to deal only with a specific company. 2 a protest demonstration in which a group locks itself within an office or factory.

 

lockjaw

lock jaw |ˈläkˌjô ˈlɑkˌʤɔ | ▶noun nontechnical term for trismus.

 

lock-keeper

lock-keeper ▶noun a person who is employed to attend and maintain a lock on a river or canal.

 

lock-knit

lock-knit ▶adjective (of a fabric ) knitted with an interlocking stitch.

 

locknut

lock nut |ˈläkˌnət ˈlɑknət | ▶noun a nut screwed down on another to keep it tight. • a nut designed so that, once tightened, it cannot be accidentally loosened.

 

lockout

lock out |ˈläkˌout ˈlɑkˌaʊt | ▶noun 1 the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to. 2 a device used to ensure that machines remain inoperable while repairs or adjustments are made.

 

Lockport

Lock port |ˈläkˌpôrt ˈlɑkpɔrt | a city in western New York, northeast of Buffalo, on the Erie Canal; pop. 20,630 (est. 2008 ).

 

lockset

lock set |ˈläkˌset ˈlɑksɛt | ▶noun a complete locking system, including knobs, plates, and a locking mechanism, esp. for a door.

 

locksmith

lock smith |ˈläkˌsmiTH ˈlɑkˌsmɪθ | ▶noun a person who makes and repairs locks.

 

lockstep

lock step |ˈläkˌstep ˈlɑːkstep | ▶noun a way of marching with each person as close as possible to the one in front: the trio marched in lockstep | [ as adv. ] : hundreds of shaven-headed youths march lockstep into the stadium. • close adherence to and emulation of another's actions: they raised prices in lockstep with those of foreign competitors | [ as modifier ] : the party touted a lockstep unity.

 

lockstitch

lock stitch |ˈläkstiCH | ▶noun a stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.

 

lockup

lock up |ˈläkˌəp ˈlɑkəp | ▶noun 1 a jail, esp. a temporary one. 2 the locking up of premises for the night. • the time of doing this: hurrying back to their dorms before lockup. 3 the action of becoming fixed or immovable: anti-lock braking helps prevent wheel lockup. 4 an investment in assets that cannot readily be realized or sold in the short term.

 

Lockyer, Norman

Lock yer, Norman |ˈläkyər ˈlɑkjər | (1836 –1920 ), English astronomer; full name Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. His spectroscopic analysis of the sun led to his discovery of a new element, which he named helium .

 

Oxford Dictionary

lock

lock 1 |lɒk | ▶noun 1 a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key. • a device used to prevent the operation or movement of a vehicle or other machine: a steering lock | a bicycle lock. • (in wrestling and martial arts ) a hold that prevents an opponent from moving a limb. • [ in sing. ] archaic a number of interlocked or jammed items: I have seen all Albermarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. 2 a short section of a canal or river with gates and sluices at each end which can be opened or closed to change the water level, used for raising and lowering boats. 3 [ mass noun ] Brit. the turning of the front wheels of a vehicle to change its direction of motion. • (also full lock ) the maximum extent that the front wheels of a vehicle can be turned. 4 (also lock forward ) Rugby a player in the second row of a scrum. 5 (a lock ) N. Amer. informal a person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty. 6 historical a mechanism for exploding the charge of a gun. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] fasten or secure (something ) with a lock: she closed and locked her desk | (as adj. locked ) : behind locked doors. • [ no obj. ] (of a door, window, etc. ) become or be able to be secured with a lock: the door will automatically lock behind you. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] enclose or shut in by locking or fastening a door, lid, etc.: the prisoners are locked in overnight | Phil locked away the takings. 2 make or become rigidly fixed or immovable: [ with obj. ] : he locked his hands behind her neck | [ no obj. ] : their gaze locked for several long moments. 3 [ no obj. ] [ with adverbial of direction ] go through a lock on a canal: we locked through at Moore Haven. PHRASES have a lock on N. Amer. informal have total control over. lock horns engage in conflict. lock, stock, and barrel including everything; completely: the place is owned lock, stock, and barrel by an oil company. [referring to the complete mechanism of a firearm. ] under lock and key securely locked up. PHRASAL VERBS lock someone down N. Amer. confine a prisoner to their cell. lock someone /thing in (or into ) involve someone or something in (a difficult or competitive situation ): they were locked in a legal battle. • oblige a person or company to abide by the terms of a contract for a specific period: you're locked in to the society's standard variable rate throughout that time. lock on to locate and then track (a target ) by radar or similar means. lock someone out 1 keep someone out of a room or building by locking the door. 2 (of an employer ) subject employees to a lockout. lock someone out of exclude someone from: those now locked out of the job market. lock someone up (or away ) imprison someone. lock something up (also lock up ) shut and secure a building by fastening its doors with locks: they locked up the building and walked off | you could lock up for me when you leave. • ( lock something away ) invest money in something so that it is not easily accessible: vast sums of money locked up in pension funds. DERIVATIVES lockable adjective, lockless adjective ORIGIN Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole ’.

 

lock

lock 2 |lɒk | ▶noun a piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together: she pushed back a lock of hair. • (locks ) literary a person's hair: flowing locks and a long white beard. • a tuft of wool or cotton. DERIVATIVES locked adjective [ in combination ] : his curly-locked comrades ORIGIN Old English locc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lok, German Locke, possibly also to lock 1 .

 

lockage

lock |age |ˈlɒkɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the construction or use of locks on waterways. • the amount of rise and fall of water levels resulting from the use of locks. • money paid as a toll for the use of a lock.

 

lockbox

lock |box ▶noun N. Amer. a lockable container; a safe. • a delivery letter box provided with a lock. • [ mass noun ] a service provided by a bank, whereby the bank receives, processes, and deposits all of a company's mail receipts.

 

lockdown

lock |down |ˈlɒkdaʊn | ▶noun N. Amer. the confining of prisoners to their cells, typically in order to regain control during a riot. • a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure: the university is on lockdown and nobody has been able to leave.

 

Locke, John

Locke |lɒk | (1632 –1704 ), English philosopher, a founder of empiricism and political liberalism. His Two Treatises of Government (1690 ) argues that the authority of rulers has a human origin and is limited. In An Essay concerning Human Understanding (1690 ) he argued that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses. DERIVATIVES Lockean adjective

 

Locke, Joseph

Locke |lɒk | (1805 –60 ), English civil engineer. A pioneer in railways, he enjoyed a lifelong association with Thomas Brassey, building important lines in England, Scotland, and France.

 

locker

locker |ˈlɒkə | ▶noun 1 a small lockable cupboard or compartment, typically as one of a number placed together for public use, e.g. in schools or railway stations. • a chest or compartment on a ship or boat for clothes, stores, equipment, or ammunition. 2 a device that locks something. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably related to Flemish loker.

 

Lockerbie

Lockerbie |ˈlɒkəbi | a town in SW Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway; pop. 4,500 (est. 2009 ). In 1988 the wreckage of an American airliner, destroyed by a terrorist bomb, crashed on the town, killing all those on board and eleven people on the ground.

 

locker room

locker room ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a room containing lockers, especially a sports changing room. • [ as modifier ] characteristic of or suited to a men's locker room, especially in being coarse or ribald: locker-room humour.

 

locket

locket |ˈlɒkɪt | ▶noun 1 a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn round a person's neck on a chain and used to hold things of sentimental value, such as a photograph. 2 a metal plate or band on a scabbard. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old French locquet, diminutive of loc ‘latch, lock ’, of Germanic origin; related to lock 1. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th cent.

 

lockfast

lock |fast |ˈlɒkfɑːst | ▶adjective Scottish secured with a lock: lockfast areas in which to store equipment.

 

lock forward

lock for |ward ▶noun another term for lock 1 ( sense 4 of the noun ).

 

lock-in

lock-in ▶noun 1 an arrangement according to which a person or company is obliged to deal only with a specific company. • a period during which a person or company is bound by the terms of a contract: [ as modifier ] : a lock-in period. 2 Brit. a period during which customers are locked into a bar or pub after closing time to continue drinking privately. 3 a protest demonstration in which a group locks itself within an office or factory.

 

lockjaw

lock |jaw |ˈlɒkdʒɔː | ▶noun non-technical term for trismus.

 

lock-keeper

lock-keeper ▶noun a person who is employed to attend and maintain a lock on a river or canal.

 

lock-knit

lock-knit ▶adjective (of a fabric ) knitted with an interlocking stitch.

 

locknut

lock |nut |ˈlɒknʌt | ▶noun a nut screwed down on another to keep it tight. • a nut designed so that, once tightened, it cannot be accidentally loosened.

 

lockout

lock |out |ˈlɒkaʊt | ▶noun the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to.

 

Lockport

Lock port |ˈläkˌpôrt ˈlɑkpɔrt | a city in western New York, northeast of Buffalo, on the Erie Canal; pop. 20,630 (est. 2008 ).

 

lockset

lock set |ˈläkˌset ˈlɑksɛt | ▶noun a complete locking system, including knobs, plates, and a locking mechanism, esp. for a door.

 

locksmith

lock |smith |ˈlɒksmɪθ | ▶noun a person who makes and repairs locks.

 

lockstep

lock |step |ˈlɒkstɛp | ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. a way of marching with each person as close as possible to the one in front: the trio marched in lockstep . • close adherence to and emulation of another's actions: they raised prices in lockstep with those of foreign competitors.

 

lock stitch

lock stitch ▶noun [ mass noun ] a stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.

 

lock-up

lock-up ▶noun 1 a jail, especially a temporary one. 2 Brit. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage. 3 [ mass noun ] the locking up of premises for the night. • the time when premises are locked up: hurrying back to their houses before lock-up. 4 [ mass noun ] the action of becoming fixed or immovable: anti-lock braking helps prevent wheel lock-up. 5 an investment in assets which cannot readily be realized or sold on in the short term.

 

Lockyer, Sir Norman

Lockyer, Sir Norman |ˈlɒkjə | (1836 –1920 ), English astronomer; full name Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. His spectroscopic analysis of the sun led to his discovery of a new element, which he named helium. He founded both the Science Museum in London and the scientific journal Nature, which he edited for fifty years.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lock

lock noun the lock on the door: bolt, catch, fastener, clasp, bar, hasp, latch. ▶verb 1 he locked the door: bolt, fasten, bar, secure, seal; padlock, latch, chain. ANTONYMS unlock, open. 2 they locked arms: join, interlock, intertwine, link, mesh, engage, unite, connect, yoke, mate; couple. ANTONYMS separate, divide. 3 the wheels locked: become stuck, stick, jam, become /make immovable, become /make rigid. 4 he locked her in an embrace: clasp, grasp, embrace, hug, squeeze, clench. PHRASES lock horns he's locked horns with every boss he's ever had: argue, quarrel, fight, disagree, squabble, bicker. lock lips informal I saw you locking lips with Quinn: kiss; informal smooch, peck, neck, canoodle, make out. lock someone out of we were locked out of the conference: keep out of, shut out of /from, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude from, bar from, debar from, ban from. lock someone up take him away and lock him up: imprison, jail, incarcerate, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, clap in irons, cage, pen, coop up; informal put away, put inside.

 

lockup

lockup noun Eileen spent the night in lockup | the lockup in this town is a historical landmark: jail, prison, cell, detention center, jailhouse, penitentiary; informal slammer, jug, can, brig, clink, big house, cooler, hoosegow, cage, pen, pokey.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lock

lock 1 noun she turned the key in the lock: bolt, catch, fastener, clasp, bar, hasp, latch. ▶verb 1 he locked the door behind him: bolt, fasten, bar, secure, make secure, make fast, seal; padlock, latch, chain. ANTONYMS unlock, open. 2 wedge-shaped pins are driven in to lock the parts together : join, interlock, mesh, engage, link, unite, connect, combine, yoke, mate; couple. ANTONYMS separate, divide. 3 the wheels locked and the car careered across the road: become stuck, stick, jam, become /make immovable, become /make rigid. 4 he locked her in an ecstatic embrace: clasp, clench, grasp, embrace, hug, squeeze. PHRASES lock horns local politicians locked horns with one another: quarrel, disagree, have a dispute, wrangle, bicker, be at odds, be at loggerheads, lock antlers, cross swords; fight, do battle, engage in conflict, contend; challenge; informal have a dust-up, have a scrap, have a barney. lock something in the beach is locked in by headlands at each end: enclose, encircle, surround, encompass, bound, ring, circle, envelop; shut in, hem in, hedge in. lock someone out she was locked out of her office | people locked out of the job market: keep out, shut out, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude, bar, debar, ban, ostracize, banish, exile. lock someone up he was locked up for burglary: imprison, jail, incarcerate, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, put /throw into irons, clap in irons, hold captive; detain, remand, intern, impound, immure, shut up, shut in, confine, cage, pen, coop up, fence in, pen in, wall in, mew (up ); informal send down, put away, put inside.

 

lock

lock 2 noun a lock of hair: tress, tuft, curl; ringlet, kiss-curl, lovelock, forelock, plait; hank; strand, wisp; snippet.

 

locker

locker noun she stowed her shirt in a locker: cupboard, cabinet, chest, safe, box, case, coffer; compartment, storeroom, storage room.

 

lock-up

lock-up noun 1 the old red-brick police station was the site of the village lock-up: jail, prison, cell, police cell, place of detention, place of confinement, detention centre; N. Amer. jailhouse; informal cooler, slammer, jug, can, nick, stir, clink, quod, chokey, pen. 2 they had some spare space in a lock-up in a basement car park: storeroom, store, warehouse, depository, storage space, garage.

 

Duden Dictionary

Löckchen

Löck chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L ö ckchen |Verkleinerungsform zu Locke a

 

Locke

Lo cke Substantiv, feminin , die |L o cke |die Locke; Genitiv: der Locke, Plural: die Locken mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch loc, ursprünglich = die Gebogene, Gewundene a geringeltes Haarbüschel eine dunkle Locke fiel in ihre Stirn | Locken haben | sich Locken legen lassen | das Haar in Locken legen b Kürschnerei geringeltes Haarbüschel im Fell bestimmter Tiere

 

Locke

Locke Eigenname |lɔk |englischer Philosoph

 

Locke

Lo cke Substantiv, feminin Jägersprache , die |L o cke |die Locke; Genitiv: der Locke, Plural: die Locken zu locken a Instrument zum Nachahmen des Lockrufs b Lockvogel 1

 

locken

lo cken schwaches Verb |l o cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch locken, althochdeutsch lockōn, wahrscheinlich verwandt mit lügen 1 a (ein Tier ) mit bestimmten Rufen, Lauten, durch ein Lockmittel veranlassen, sich zu nähern den Hund mit einer Wurst locken | die Henne lockt ihre Küken b durch Rufe, Zeichen, Versprechungen o. Ä. bewegen, von seinem Platz, Standort irgendwohin zu kommen, zu gehen oder durch Versprechungen zu etwas zu veranlassen suchen den Fuchs aus dem Bau locken | einen Künstler an ein Theater locken | jemanden auf eine falsche Fährte, in eine Falle, in einen Hinterhalt locken | figurativ selbst dieser Vorschlag konnte sie nicht aus ihrer Reserve locken | figurativ das schöne Wetter lockte [sie ] ins Freie, zu Spaziergängen 2 jemandem sehr gut, angenehm erscheinen und äußerst anziehend auf ihn wirken es lockte mich, ins Ausland zu gehen | ein lockendes Angebot | die lockende Ferne

 

locken

lo cken schwaches Verb |l o cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch nicht belegt, althochdeutsch lochōn, zu Locke a in Locken legen, drehen das Haar leicht locken | er lässt sich die Haare locken b sich locken sich in Locken legen; in Locken fallen sein Haar lockte sich ein wenig im Nacken | sie hat [von Natur aus ] gelocktes Haar

 

löcken

lö cken schwaches Verb |l ö cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch lecken = mit den Füßen ausschlagen meist in der Wendung wider / (auch: ) gegen den Stachel löcken gehoben etwas, was als Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit empfunden wird, nicht hinnehmen und sich dem widersetzen nach dem Ochsen, der gegen den Stock des Treibers ausschlägt; nach Apostelgeschichte 26, 14

 

Lockenfrisur

Lo cken fri sur Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckenfrisur |Frisur, bei der das Haar in Locken gelegt ist

 

Lockenfülle

Lo cken fül le Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckenfülle |schönes, volles gelocktes Haar

 

Lockenhaar

Lo cken haar Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L o ckenhaar |gelocktes Haar

 

Lockenkopf

Lo cken kopf Substantiv, maskulin , der |L o ckenkopf |1 Kopf mit Lockenhaar sie hat einen Lockenkopf 2 familiär Kind, junger Mensch mit Lockenhaar ein Lockenkopf spielte Gitarre

 

lockenköpfig

lo cken köp fig Adjektiv |l o ckenköpfig |einen Lockenkopf 1 aufweisend; gelockt

 

Lockenpracht

Lo cken pracht Substantiv, feminin scherzhaft , die |L o ckenpracht |Lockenfülle

 

Lockenstab

Lo cken stab Substantiv, maskulin , der |L o ckenstab |stabförmiges elektrisches Gerät zum Lockenlegen

 

Lockenwickel

Lo cken wi ckel Substantiv, maskulin selten , der Lockenwickler |L o ckenwickel |kleine Rolle aus Metall oder Plastik, auf die [für eine Lockenfrisur ] jeweils eine nasse Haarsträhne gewickelt wird Kurzform: Wickel 3b

 

Lockenwickler

Lo cken wick ler Substantiv, maskulin , der Lockenwickel |L o ckenwickler |kleine Rolle aus Metall oder Plastik, auf die [für eine Lockenfrisur ] jeweils eine nasse Haarsträhne gewickelt wird Kurzform: Wickel 3b

 

locker

lo cker Adjektiv |l o cker |spätmittelhochdeutsch locker, zu mittelhochdeutsch lücke, lugge = locker 1 a in seinen einzelnen Teilen nur lose zusammenhängend, kleinere Zwischenräume habend, wodurch eine gewisse [unerwünschte ] Beweglichkeit gegeben ist ein lockerer, locker sitzender Zahn | die Schraube locker machen | der Nagel ist locker geworden, sitzt locker | figurativ der Revolver sitzt ihm locker er ist schnell bereit, den Revolver zu ziehen | figurativ das Geld sitzt ihnen locker sie geben viel Geld aus b so, dass eine gewisse [erwünschte ] Beweglichkeit gegeben ist lockerer Boden | locker stricken, häkeln c mit einer gewissen Leichtigkeit [agierend ]; lässig, zwanglos und entspannt eine lockere Haltung | sich in lockerer Ordnung aufstellen | die Zügel locker lassen | locker (unverkrampft ) laufen | eine locker gebundene Krawatte | figurativ eine lockere (nicht enge ) Beziehung | figurativ Vorschriften locker handhaben | figurativ es geht hier immer [sehr ] locker (umgangssprachlich ; zwanglos, leger ) zu | figurativ sie macht das ganz locker leger, lässig sich locker machen sich auflockern 2 vor dem Start machten sich die Läufer locker ; sich entspannen, von einer Anspannung frei machen nach dem offiziellen Teil durften wir uns endlich locker machen 2 in seiner Art zu leben und sich zu benehmen sich nicht an moralische Vorschriften haltend ein lockeres Mundwerk | ein lockerer Lebenswandel

 

Lockerheit

Lo cker heit Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckerheit |die Lockerheit; Genitiv: der Lockerheit lockere Art

 

lockerlassen

lo cker las sen starkes Verb umgangssprachlich |l o ckerlassen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « seine Bemühungen um etwas aufgeben sie haben nicht lockergelassen, bis ich zusagte

 

lockermachen

lo cker ma chen schwaches Verb |l o ckermachen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 s. locker 1a 2 a umgangssprachlich Geld für jemanden, etwas hergeben ein paar Tausender [für jemanden ] lockermachen b umgangssprachlich jemanden bewegen, für jemanden, etwas Geld herzugeben, zu bewilligen bei jemandem Geld lockermachen

 

lockern

lo ckern schwaches Verb |l o ckern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a locker 1a machen eine Schraube lockern b (Erde ) mit einem Gerät locker 1b machen, auflockern vor dem Einsäen die Erde lockern | frisch gelockerte Beete c locker 1c machen, weniger fest anziehen die Krawatte lockern | seinen Griff, seine Muskeln lockern | figurativ die scharfen Bestimmungen, Gesetze lockern (liberaler fassen ) | figurativ in gelockerter (gelöster ) Stimmung 2 a sich lockern locker 1a werden ein Zahn, die Bremse hat sich gelockert b sich lockern locker 1b werden, an Dichte verlieren der Nebel lockert sich c sich lockern locker 1c werden; in seiner Anspannung, seinem Druck o. Ä. nachlassen die Starrheit ihrer Glieder, der Druck ihrer Finger, ihr Griff lockerte sich | figurativ ihre innere Spannung, Verkrampfung lockerte sich | figurativ das Verhältnis hatte sich inzwischen gelockert (war nicht mehr so eng ) | figurativ die Sitten haben sich gelockert (sind nicht mehr so streng )

 

Lockerung

Lo cke rung Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckerung |die Lockerung; Genitiv: der Lockerung, Plural: die Lockerungen Plural selten das Lockern 1 1, 2

 

Lockerungsmittel

Lo cke rungs mit tel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L o ckerungsmittel |

 

Lockerungsübung

Lo cke rungs übung Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckerungsübung |meist im Plural gymnastische Übung zur Lockerung der Gelenke und verkrampfter Muskelpartien das Training beginnt mit einfachen Lockerungsübungen

 

lockig

lo ckig Adjektiv |l o ckig |für mittelhochdeutsch lockecht Locken habend lockiges Haar

 

Lockmittel

Lock mit tel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L o ckmittel |Mittel zum Anlocken als Lockmittel dienen

 

Lockruf

Lock ruf Substantiv, maskulin , der |L o ckruf |Ruf, Laut zum Anlocken [besonders von Vögeln ] der Lockruf der Glucke

 

Lockspeise

Lock spei se Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die |L o ckspeise |Köder

 

Lockspitzel

Lock spit zel Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |L o ckspitzel |verdeckter Ermittler, der Verdächtige zu strafbaren Handlungen anregt; Agent Provocateur

 

Lockung

Lo ckung Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckung |die Lockung; Genitiv: der Lockung, Plural: die Lockungen mittelhochdeutsch lockunge, althochdeutsch lochunga a verführerisches Locken 2 , das von jemandem, etwas ausgeht die Lockung der Ferne | den Lockungen entgehen b das Locken 1b

 

Lock-up-Periode

Lock-up-Pe ri o de Substantiv, feminin Börsenwesen , die |…ˈ |ap …|die Lock-up-Periode; Genitiv: der Lock-up-Periode, Plural: die Lock-up-Perioden englisch; griechisch-lateinisch Zeitabschnitt nach einem Börsengang, in dem die bisherigen Anteilseigner keine Aktien verkaufen dürfen

 

Lockvogel

Lock vo gel Substantiv, maskulin , der |L o ckvogel |1 gefangener Vogel, der andere Vögel anlocken soll 2 abwertend jemand, der andere zu verbrecherischen Zwecken anlocken soll

 

Lockvogelangebot

Lock vo gel an ge bot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L o ckvogelangebot |

 

Lockwelle

Lock wel le Substantiv, feminin , die |L o ckwelle |Lockenfrisur mit kleineren Wellen

 

French Dictionary

lock-out

lock-out ou lockout n. m. (pl. lock-out ou lockouts ) nom masculin invariable Fermeture d ’une entreprise décidée par la direction en riposte à une grève. : Des lock-out inadmissibles.

 

Spanish Dictionary

lock-out

lock-out o lockout nombre masculino Cierre de una fábrica o taller realizado unilateralmente por la patronal para obligar a los trabajadores a aceptar ciertas condiciones o para responder a una huelga .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘locaut ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lock

lock 1 /lɑk |lɔk /〖原義は 「かぎを掛けて閉める 」〗動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈戸 窓 入れ物など 〉に錠を下ろす , かぎを掛ける (↔unlock ) (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The gate is locked at night .その門は夜間には施錠される 2 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗(かぎを掛けて ) «…に » A 〈人 〉を閉じ込める , 監禁する ; (大事に ) «…に » A 〈物 秘密など 〉をしまい込む, 保管する «in , into » ; (防犯のため )【フェンスなどに 】A 〈物 〉を 固定する (up, away ) «to » ; A 〈人 動物 〉の出入りを妨げる ▸ He was locked in a prison cell .彼は刑務所の独房に閉じ込められた ▸ lock the diary in the drawer 日記を引き出しにしまい込む ▸ lock the bike to a railing 自転車をさくにかぎでつなぎ止める 3 〖～ A (＋副詞 )〗 «…に /…の周りに » Aを固定させる , 動かなくする «in , into /around » ▸ I locked the brakes and skidded off the road .(車の )ブレーキをロックさせてしまい, スリップして道路の外にはみ出した 4 〖be locked in A /into A 〗A 〈問題 議論 戦いなど 〉に巻き込まれている ; A 〈契約など 〉にしばられている ; A 〈ある状況 〉で動けなくなっている ; 〖be ～ed 〗囲まれている ▸ The country is locked in a civil war .その国は内戦で抜き差しならぬ状態だ ▸ I was locked into heavy debt for years .私は長年莫大 （ばくだい ）な借金で首が回らない状態だった 5 〈人 〉を抱きしめる ; 〈人 〉と取っ組み合う ▸ be locked together [in an embrace ](しっかり )抱き合っている ▸ be locked in A's grip A 〈人 〉に取り押さえられる 6 〈腕 指 足など 〉を組む , からみ合わせる ; 〈歯 〉をかみ合わせる ▸ lock arms しっかりと腕を組む ; 団結する 7 〘コンピュ 〙〈情報 〉を保護する .自動詞 1 錠 [かぎ ]が掛かる .2 〖～(＋副詞 )〗 «…に /…の周りに » 固定される «in , into /around » ; 〈機械 車輪などが 〉かむ , 動かなくなる , ロックする (together ); 〈視線が 〉 «…に » じっと向けられる «on » ▸ My knee suddenly locked .突然ひざが上がらなくなった 3 (ある状況で )動けない .4 かみ合う ; 取っ組み合う .l ò ck A aw á y 1 ↑他動詞 2 .2 ＝lock A up (3 ), (4 ).3 〖～ oneself away 〗(部屋や会社に )閉じこもる .l ò ck A í n [í n A ]1 A 〈人 〉を閉じ込める ; A 〈金銭 〉をしまい込む ; A 〈味 香りなど 〉をのがさないようにする .2 A 〈態度 意見 利潤 〉を確定する, 固める .l ò ck í n on A ＝lock on A .l ò ck ó n 〘空 〙(レーダーを用いて )目標を見出して自動的にそれに向かう .l ó ck on ｟米 ｠[onto ｟英 ｠] A 〈ミサイル 衛星などが 〉 (攻撃のため )A 〈目標 〉にねらいを定める, Aをレーダーで自動的に探知 [追跡 ]する .l ò ck A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 〈雇い主が 〉A 〈労働者 〉を工場閉鎖して締め出す, ロックアウトする (→lockout ).2 «…から » A 〈人 〉を締め出す «of » (!しばしば受け身で 「 (かぎを持たずに )外に締め出される 」の意味になる ) .l ò ck ú p 1 (家などの )戸締まりをする .2 〈機械 車輪などが 〉かむ, 動かなくなる .l ò ck A ú p [ú p A ]1 A 〈家など 〉の戸締まりをする .2 ↑他動詞 2 .3 【土地 事業などに 】A 〈金 〉を投資する «in » (!しばしば受け身で; 換金しにくい状態にすることを表す ) .4 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉を刑務所に入れる ; Aを閉じ込める, 監禁する ▸ lock A up and throw away the key ｟くだけて ｠Aを終身刑にする .5 ｟くだけて しばしばおどけて ｠A 〈人 〉を精神病院に入れる .名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 C (戸 扉などを閉めておく )錠 (→key 1 , latch )▸ turn the key in the lock キーを錠前に差し込んで回す ▸ pick a lock 錠前をこじ開ける 2 C (乗り物 機械などの防犯用の )錠 (→key 1 )▸ a bicycle lock 自転車の (装着してある )かぎ (!日本語の 「かぎ 」はkeyだけでなくlockもさす ) 3 U (機械の )停止 , ロック (!安全装置の作動による ) .4 C U ｟主に英 ｠〖単数形で 〗(自動車などの )ハンドルの回転 (極限 )▸ on full lock ハンドルをいっぱいに回して ▸ from lock to lock (ハンドルを )めいっぱいに 5 C (運河などの )閘門 （こうもん ）, 水門 (lock gate ) 〘運河などで船を水面の高低差で昇降させる装置 〙.6 C 〘ラグビー 〙スクラムの2列目の選手 (lock forward ); 〘レスリング 〙ロック , 固め (!相手を動けなくする技; →hold 1 ) .7 C (銃の )発射装置 , 引き金 .8 ＝air lock .9 C ｟米話 ｠〖通例a ～〗(競争 選挙などでの )勝利の見込み , 当確者 ; 掌握 ; 〖have a ～ on A 〗A 〈選挙 コンテスト 〉での勝利は固い ▸ Richard has a lock on the championships .リチャードは決勝戦ではまず勝つでしょう (k è ep A [p ù t A, be ]) under l ò ck and k é y 1 (A 〈物 〉を )かぎの掛かる所に (保管する [入れる, ある ]).2 (A 〈人 〉を )投獄 [拘留 ]して (おく [投獄する, 拘留されている ]).l ò ck, st ò ck, and b á rrel ｟話 ｠残らず, すっかり, 一切合財 〈売り払うなど 〉(completely ).～́ ing pl ì ers 〖複数扱い 〗ロッキングプライヤー 〘一定の場所で固定することができ, ナットをつかんだり回すのが容易なペンチ 〙.～́ st ì tch (ミシンの )本縫い .～́ w à sher (ボルトの )止め座金, ワッシャー 〘ナットが緩むのを防ぐ 〙.

 

lock

lock 2 名詞 C 1 頭髪のふさ [束 ]; 巻き毛, ほつれ髪 .2 〖～s 〗｟詩 ｠頭髪 .3 (羊毛 亜麻などの )ふさ [束 ].

 

lockable

l ó ck a ble 形容詞 錠 [かぎ ]がかけられる .

 

lockage

lock age /lɑ́kɪdʒ |lɔ́k -/名詞 U C 閘門 （こうもん ）[水門 ]の建設 [使用, 開閉 ]; 閘門通行料 .

 

Locke

Locke /lɑk |lɔk /名詞 ロック 〘John ～, 1632 --1704; 英国の経験論哲学者 〙.

 

locker

lock er /lɑ́kə r |lɔ́k -/名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ロッカー ▸ a coin (-operated ) locker コインロッカー 2 ｟米 ｠食物冷凍冷蔵室 [庫 ] 〘通例大型の業務用 〙.3 (船内備え付けの )戸棚 .4 錠を下ろす人 [物 ].～́ r ò om (学校 職場 スポーツクラブなどの )ロッカールーム, 更衣室 .

 

locker-room

l ò cker-r ó om 形容詞 ロッカールーム (で )の .～̀ l á nguage [t á lk, h ú mor ]｟話 おどけて ｠(ロッカールームで交わされるような )下品な言葉 [冗談など ].

 

locket

lock et /lɑ́kɪt |lɔ́k -/名詞 C ロケット 〘写真などが入るペンダント 〙.

 

lockjaw

l ó ck j à w 名詞 U 〘医 〙(破傷風などによる )開口障害 .

 

lock(-)keeper

l ó ck (-)k è eper 名詞 C 閘門 （こうもん ）[水門 ]管理人 .

 

locknut

l ó ck n ù t 名詞 C 〘機 〙留めナット 〘ナットとボルトの間にはさむ薄いナット 〙.

 

lockout

l ó ck ò ut 名詞 C 工場閉鎖 (期間 ) 〘雇用者が労働者を労働条件を承諾するまで職場から閉め出すこと 〙.

 

lockset

l ó ck s è t 名詞 C ロックセット 〘戸締まりをする機械一式 〙.

 

locksmith

l ó ck sm ì th 名詞 C 錠前工 .

 

lockstep

l ó ck st è p 名詞 U 1 密接行進法 〘前の人と間隔を詰めて歩調を合わせる 〙.2 型にはまったやり方 .

 

lockup

l ó ck ù p 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠留置場, 刑務所 ; ｟英 ｠貸店鋪 .