Phrase Hound found 136 phrases and 309 compound words that contain lock. The most common are listed below. Open lock in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 136
- lock upTo imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- lock outTo inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- lock-downAlternative form of lockdown: The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a …
- lock and loadA command to prepare a weapon for battle.
- Caps LockAn input mode in which all letters of bicameral scripts are generated in capital letters.
- frame lockA type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.
- combination lockA type of lock opened by a sequence of numbers or symbols.
- lock offTo stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
- lock pickAny device used to unlock a lock without the use of a key.
- lip-lockAlternative spelling of liplock: A kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long, passionate kiss.
- box and lockTo suppress or hide (something) so that it is not readily available or capable of action.
- love-lockA padlock symbolizing two people's love for each other.
- bike lockA device, fitted with a lock, that is used to immobilise a bicycle when not in use.
- joint lockAny lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.
- time lockA lock, typically on a door in a bank vault, that cannot be unlocked before a specified time.
- lock gateone of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir.
- core lockSeizure of a turbine engine due to misalignment and loss of clearance between stationary and rotating components, caused by different components cooling and contracting at different rates following engine shutdown or flameout.
- drop lockA kind of lock by which a short length of canal can be temporarily lowered while a boat passes under an obstruction such as a low bridge.
- line lockA device that allows the front brakes to lock independently of the rear brakes via a switch.
- lock screenA screen displayed by a computer or mobile device left unattended, requiring the user to perform a certain action to regain access.
- lock timeThe time, usually measured in milliseconds, from when the trigger is pulled until the firing pin strikes the primer.
- picture lockThe point at which a film has gone through final editing and will no longer undergo any visual changes.
- hydrostatic lockA condition that arises when a device which compresses gases seizes up because of the infiltration of liquid, which prevents further compression.
- shift lockA lock key on a typewriter, which, when pressed, causes all subsequently typed letters to be capitalized.
- Scroll LockA key on a standard extended keyboard, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor, now sometimes used for other purposes.
Compound words 309
- unlockTo undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
- lockerA type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.
- locksmithOne who practices locksmithing.
- gridlockA condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
- goldilocksA person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
- airlockA sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
- LockwoodA placename:
- lovelockA lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.
- LockportA community in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews and Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.
- lockjawA spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.