"lock" meaning in All languages combined

See lock on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /lɒk/ [UK], /lɑːk/ [US] Audio: en-us-lock.ogg [US] Forms: lock [singular], locks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A lock is a metal thing on a door (or on a window, drawer, etc.) that stops people from opening the door unless they have the right key to open it.
    Sense id: simple-lock-en-noun-M81zl24z
  2. A lock is two or more gates (doors) in water to let boats move from lower water to higher water or the other way.
    Sense id: simple-lock-en-noun-tOtgfX6s

Verb [English]

IPA: /lɒk/ [UK], /lɑːk/ [US] Audio: en-us-lock.ogg [US] Forms: lock [canonical], locks [third-person, singular], locked [past], locked [past, participle], locking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone locks a door when they close the lock with a key so that no one can come in.
    Sense id: simple-lock-en-verb-R6hRvn-C
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        "A lock is two or more gates (doors) in water to let boats move from lower water to higher water or the other way."
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