See Also: lock 2, noun(dictionary)
Lock or Lock-in - Motor Sports(gambling)
Hep-lock u-p(health)
Lock up CDs(finance)
Lock out(finance)
Lock in(finance)
LOCK(finance)
Lock(money)
Lock-up CDs(money)
Lock-out(money)

lock 2, noun (oh)



2 S2 n

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1 ?fastening?
2 under lock and key
3 lock, stock, and barrel
4 ?hair?
5 ?on a river etc?
6 ?in a fight?
7 ?vehicle?
8 ?rugby?
9 a lock on something
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[Sense: 1-3, 5-9; Origin: Old English loc]
[Sense: 4; Origin: Old English locc]
?FASTENING?
[C] a thing that keeps a door, drawer etc fastened and is usually opened with a key or by moving a small metal bar
::I'm sorry, there isn't a lock on the bathroom door.
::The key turned stiffly in the lock.
::a bike lock
under lock and key
a) kept safely in a box, cupboard etc that is locked
::Dad keeps all his liquor under lock and key.
b) kept in a place such as a prison
lock, stock, and barrel
including every part of something
::He moved the whole company, lock, stock, and barrel, to Mexico.
?HAIR?
a) [C] a small number of hairs on your head that grow and hang together
lock of
::He gently pushed a lock of hair from her eyes.
b) locks [plural] literary someone's hair
::long flowing locks
?ON A RIVER ETC?
[C] a part of a canal or river that is closed off by gates so that the water level can be raised or lowered to move boats up or down a slope
?IN A FIGHT?
[C] a hold which wrestlers use to prevent their opponent from moving
::a head lock
?VEHICLE?
[U and C] BrE the degree to which a vehicle's steering wheel can be turned in order to turn the vehicle
?RUGBY?
[C] a playing position in the game of rugby
a lock on sth
AmE complete control of something
::Pro football still has a lock on male viewers aged 18 to 34.
-see also air lock , combination lock