Définitions
1.NounSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
2.NounA mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
3.NounA segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
4.NounThe firing mechanism.
5.NounComplete control over a situation.
6.NounSomething sure to be a success.
7.NounSynonym of Dutch book.
8.NounA player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
9.NounA fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
10.NounA place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
11.NounA device for keeping a wheel from turning.
12.NounA grapple in wrestling.
13.VerbTo become fastened in place."If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock."
14.VerbTo fasten with a lock."Remember to lock the door when you leave."
15.VerbTo be capable of becoming fastened in place."This door locks with a key."
16.VerbTo intertwine or dovetail."with his hands locked behind his back; We locked arms and stepped out into the night."
17.VerbTo freeze one's body or a part thereof in place."a pop and lock routine"
18.VerbTo furnish (a canal) with locks.
19.VerbTo raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
20.VerbTo seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
21.VerbTo modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
22.VerbTo prevent a page from being edited by other users."Frequently-vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage."
23.VerbTo play in the position of lock.
24.NounA tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
25.NounA small quantity of straw etc.
26.NounA quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.