lock
Signification (English)
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- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- The firing mechanism.
- Complete control over a situation.
- Something sure to be a success.
- Synonym of Dutch book
- A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- A grapple in wrestling.
Concepts
se bloquer
cadenas fermé
se verrouiller
fermer clé
pêne
rock’n roll
plonger dans la tristesse
Synonyms
ignition lock
lock chamber
sluice valve
bind together
door lock
sheep hold
stock and barrel
wrestling hold
fasten a lock
latchdown
air-lock
hold firmly
breech closer
lock angle
steering angle
lock uint
lockage-on
get stuck
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/lɒk/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”). The verb is from Middle English locken, lokken, louken, from Old English lūcan, Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną. Related to luxe via Latin.
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