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{
"term": "lock",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "lock",
"heSheIt": "locks"
},
"pastSimple": "locked",
"pastParticiple": "locked",
"ingForm": "locking"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to fasten something with a lock; to be fastened with a lock",
"sensetop": "lock (something)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Did you lock the door?"
},
{
"text": "David locked the room and slipped the key into his pocket."
},
{
"text": "The gates are locked at 6 o'clock."
},
{
"text": "a locked cabinet"
},
{
"text": "This suitcase doesn't lock."
},
{
"text": "Keep your garage securely locked."
},
{
"text": "The door locks automatically."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carefully", "automatically", "electronically"],
"verb + lock": ["forget to"],
"phrases": [
"be firmly locked",
"be securely locked",
"keep something locked"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to put something in a safe place and lock it",
"sensetop": "lock something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She locked her passport and money in the safe."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["away", "in"],
"preposition": ["in"],
"phrases": ["be safely locked", "be securely locked"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to become or make something become fixed in one position and unable to move",
"sensetop": "lock (something) (in/into/around, etc. something)lock (something) (together)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The brakes locked and the car skidded."
},
{
"text": "He locked his helmet into position with a click."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to be involved in a difficult situation, an argument, etc.",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute."
},
{
"text": "She felt locked in a loveless marriage."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to be held very tightly by somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were locked in a passionate embrace."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to use a code or password to prevent data on a phone or computer from being changed or looked at by somebody without permission",
"sensetop": "lock something",
"labels": "(computing)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "These files are locked to protect confidentiality."
},
{
"text": "My phone is locked and I've forgotten the password."
},
{
"text": "Make sure you lock your screen if you leave your desk."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get involved in an argument with somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɒk/",
"audio": "lo/lock/lock__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɒks/",
"audio": "lo/lock/locks__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɒkt/",
"audio": "lo/lock/locked__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɒkɪŋ/",
"audio": "lo/lock/locking__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/lɑːk/",
"audio": "lo/lock/lock__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɑːks/",
"audio": "lo/lock/locks__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/lɑːkt/",
"audio": "lo/lock/locked__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɑːkɪŋ/",
"audio": "lo/lock/locking__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "verb Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole’."
}