lock

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

To fasten or secure something with a mechanical device used for keeping things fastened.

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

become rigid or immoveable

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put in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

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fasten with a lock

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keep engaged

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become engaged or intermeshed with one another

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to hold in a locking position

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build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

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hold fast in a certain state

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pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

Unclassifiedauthoritativetrigger_default_value
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Automation

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Variants

synonym
interlocklock awaylock inlock upmeshput awayshut awayshut up
pasttense
locked
presentparticiple
locking
thirdpersonsingular
locks
pastparticiple
locked