Definizione monolingua

lock

lock (third-person singular simple present locks, present participle locking, simple past and past participle locked)

1. (intransitive) To become fastened in place.

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

2. (transitive) To fasten with a lock.

   Remember to lock the door when you leave.

3. (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.

   This door locks with a key.

4. (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.

   with his hands locked behind his back

   We locked arms and stepped out into the night.

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

   a pop and lock routine

lock (plural locks)

1. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, 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.

2. (computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
   • 2005, Karl Kopper, The Linux Enterprise Cluster

     ...the application must first acquire a lock on a file or a portion of a file before reading data and modifying it.

3. A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
   • 1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo

     Here the canal came to a check, ending abruptly with a large lock.

4. The firing mechanism of a gun.
   • 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

     ""I never saw such a gun in my life,"" replied poor Winkle, looking at the lock, as if that would do any good.

5. Complete control over a situation.
   • 2003, Charley Rosen, The Wizard of Odds

     Even though he had not yet done so, Jack felt he had a lock on the game.

6. Something sure to be a success.
   • 2004, Avery Corman, A perfect divorce

     Brian thinks shes a lock to get a scholarship somewhere.

7. (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
   • 2011 Septembe 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, BBC Sport:

     Ashton only had to wait three minutes for his second try, lock Louis Deacon setting it up with a rollocking line-break, before Romania got on the scoreboard courtesy of a penalty from fly-half Marin Danut Dumbrava.

Definizione dizionario lock

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

	chiudere
	to fasten with a lock

	chiudere a chiave
	to fasten with a lock
	To fasten or secure a door, a window, a building by the operation of a lock or locks.

	chiusa
	segment of a canal
	A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.

	bloccare
	to become fastened in place
	To prevent users from joining a conference, whether or not they have an invitation.

	chiavistello
	something used for fastening

	lucchetto
	something used for fastening

	ricciolo
	length of hair

	serrare
	to fasten with a lock

serrare a chiave

	blocco
	To prevent users from joining a conference, whether or not they have an invitation.

	ciocca
	length of hair

	inceppare
	to become fastened in place

	otturatore
	firing mechanism of a gun

bloccaggio

bloccarsi

cateratta

chiave

chiusura

conca

diga

fermatura

fermo

incepparsi

legare

ostruire

riccio

rinchiudere

stringere

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.

(rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.

Something sure to be a success.

(transitive) To fasten with a lock.

(to) lock

plunge (in grief)

of door

tuft or length of hair

(intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.

Complete control over a situation.

(transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.

(computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.

(intransitive) To become fastened in place.

The firing mechanism of a gun.