lock

noun [C] (DEVICE TO FASTEN)

/lɑk/

Definition

› a device that keeps something, such as a door or drawer, fastened, usually needing a key to open it

(Definition of lock noun (DEVICE TO FASTEN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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locale noun
locality noun
locate verb (FIND POSITION)
locate verb (PUT IN PLACE)
location noun
lock noun (DEVICE TO FASTEN)
lock noun (HAIR)
lock noun (WATER)
lock someone out phrasal verb
lock someone up phrasal verb (IN PRISON)
lock up phrasal verb (DOOR)

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