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lock

noun, verb A2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

a device for closing something; to close something with a key or code

a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, etc., fastened, typically operated only by a key of a particular form

to secure something with a key or mechanism; to become fixed in position

to fasten with a lock; to secure; to prevent access

a mechanism for keeping a door, container, or object secure

to fasten something securely with a key or device; a fastening device

In context

01

Please lock the door before you sleep.

02

The admin may lock the account after wrong passwords.

Synonyms

secure,bolt,seal

Antonyms

unlock,open,release

Collocations

door lock,combination lock,lock and key

Verb forms

Past: locked · Past participle: locked · -ing: locking

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗