Lock Turned Key Fitted Steering I Hair Noun

• she turned the key in the lock.
• it's a good idea to have locks fitted on all your windows.
• a bicycle lock
• a steering lock

lock

1. a device that keeps a door, window, lid, etc. shut, usually needing a key to open it
• see also combination lock
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/combination-lock
• She turned the key in the lock.
• It's a good idea to have locks fitted on all your windows.
2. a device with a key that prevents a vehicle or machine from being used
• a bicycle lock
• a steering lock
3. a state in which the parts of a machine, etc. do not move
4. the amount that the front wheels can be turned in one direction or the other in order to turn the vehicle
• I had the steering wheel on full lock (= I had turned it as far as it would turn).
5. a section of canal or river with a gate at either end, in which the water level can be changed so that boats can move from one level of the canal or river to another
6. a few hairs that hang or lie together on your head
• John brushed a lock of hair from his eyes.
• She kept a lock of her mother’s hair.
7. a person’s hair
• She shook her long, flowing locks.
8. a player in the second row of the scrum
• See related entries: Rugby
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9. total control of something
• One company had a virtual lock on all orange juice sales in the state.
10. including everything
• He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
11. to open a lock without a key, using something such as a piece of wire
• The burglars must have picked the lock on the back door.
12. locked up safely somewhere; in prison
• We keep our valuables under lock and key.
• I will not rest until the murderer is under lock and key.

Extra Examples

• He turned the lock and pushed the door open.
• Most cars are now fitted with child safety locks on the back doors.
• Prisoners are kept under lock and key 24 hours a day.
• She flicked a stray lock of hair off her face.
• She had long flowing locks and blue eyes.
• She ran around the house, checking all the locks
• The hotels replaced their mortise locks on guest rooms with magnetic card readers.
• We had new locks fitted after the burglary.
• safety locks for handguns
• trigger locks for guns

Word Origin

• noun senses 1 to 5 and noun senses 8 to 9 Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole’. noun senses 6 to 7 Old English locc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lok, German Locke, possibly also to the verb lock.