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English

Etymology 1
Image:Padlock.jpg|thumb|right|A key lock. (a device requiring a key or a combination to be opened)
Image:RHK Lock Wanne 2.jpg|thumb|right|A lock (canal segment).
OE. loc

Pronunciation
rfc-level|check placement of Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/l�k/
(General American|US) IPA|/l��k/
audio|en-us-lock.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k|-�k

Noun
en-noun

1. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

#*1883, w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling.

1. A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
2. The firing mechanism of a gun.
3. rugby A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.

Derived terms
padlock

Translations
trans-top|something used for fastening
Bosnian: brava#Bosnian|brava f
Bulgarian: кл��алка f
Catalan: cadenat m
Czech: zámek m
Dutch: slot n
Finnish: lukko
French: serrure f
German: Schloss n
Gujarati: તાળ�� (t�lu.n) n
Hindi: ताला (t�l�) m
Italian: serratura f, chiavistello m ref|1, lucchetto m
Japanese: JAchar|� (j�)
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Macedonian: б�ава f
Portuguese: fechadura f
Russian: замок|замо�к (zamók) m, запо�|запо�� (zapór) m, за�во�|за�во�� (zatvór) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: б�ава#Serbian|б�ава f
:Roman: brava#Serbian|brava f
Slovak: zámok m
Slovene: klju�avnica f
Swedish: lås n
Telugu: తాళమ� (tALamu)
Urdu: URchar|تا�ا (t�l�) m
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trans-top|segment of a canal
Catalan: resclosa f
Czech: zdymadlo n, plavební komora f
Dutch: sluis f
Finnish: sulku
trans-mid
German: Schleuse f
Italian: chiusa f ref|2
Russian: �л�з (šl'uz) m
Swedish: sluss c
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trans-top|firing mechanism of a gun
Dutch: haan m
Finnish: lukko
French: verrou m
German: Schloss n
Portuguese: trava f
trans-mid
Russian: за�во�|за�во�� (zatvór) m
Slovak: zámok m
Swedish: lås n
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Etymology 2
OE. locc

Noun
en-noun

1. tuft or length of hair

Related terms
daglock

Translations
trans-top|length of hair
Czech: lokna f
Dutch: lok f
Finnish: kihara
German: Locke f
trans-mid
Italian: ricciolo m, ciocca f ref|3
Slovak: zdúvadlo n, plavebná komora f
Swedish: lock#Swedish|lock c
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Etymology 3
OE. lūcan

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To become fastened in place

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

1. intransitive (break dancing) To freeze ones body or a part thereof in place

#:a pop and lock routine

1. transitive To fasten with a lock.

#: Remember to lock the door when you leave.

Antonyms
unlock

Derived terms
lock in
lock on
lock out
lock up

Translations
trans-top|to become fastened in place
Dutch: blokkeren, vastlopen
Finnish: lukittua, lukkiutua
trans-mid
German: blockieren
Italian: bloccare| bloccarsi, inceppare| incepparsi ref|4
Swedish: låsa sig, fastna
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trans-top|to fasten with lock
Czech: zamknout
Dutch: afsluiten, op slot doen
Finnish: lukita
trans-mid
German: abschlie�en
Italian: chiudere ref|5, serrare
Slovene: zakleniti
Swedish: låsa
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs
Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs
Category:Hair
Category:Canal

Swedish

Noun
lock c
sv-noun-reg-ar

1. lock of hair
2. cover, lid
3. popping (as when ears pop)<ref>Grief Gondola, #2 by Tomas Tranströmer, verse VI</ref>

Synonyms
hårlock

Derived terms
FÃ¥ lock för örat: be deafened. When you have bad hearing from the change in air pressure due to an air plane flight. So itâ��s sort of like having a casserole cover in your ear <ref> ¹</ref>

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• 2007-12-17 12:34 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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