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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Related terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Antonyms 1.4.1.2 Derived terms 1.4.1.3 Translations 1.5 References 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /lɒk/
• (GenAm) IPA: /lɑːk/
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• Rhymes: -ɒk

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English loc

[edit] Noun

lock (plural locks)

1. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling.

2. A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
3. The firing mechanism of a gun.
4. (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.

[edit] Derived terms

• flat lock
• padlock

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English locc. Cognate with Old Norse lokkr ( > Danish lok), German Locke. It has been theorised that the word may be related to the Gothic verb 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (lukan), “‘to shut’”) in its ancient meaning to curb.

[edit] Noun

lock (plural locks)

1. tuft or length of hair

[edit] Related terms

• daglock

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[edit] Etymology 3

Old English lūcan

[edit] Verb

to lock (third-person singular simple present locks, present participle locking, simple past and past participle locked)

1. (intransitive) To become fastened in place

   If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.

2. (intransitive) (break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place

   a pop and lock routine

3. (transitive) To fasten with a lock.

   Remember to lock the door when you leave.

[edit] Antonyms

• unlock

[edit] Derived terms

• lock in
• lock on
• lock out
• lock up

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[edit] References

1-5.

^  ^  ^  ^  ^  Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Maria Cristina Bareggi, ed. Turin: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

lock c.

Inflection for lock	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lock	locken	lockar	lockarna
Genitive	locks	lockens	lockars	lockarnas

1. lock of hair
2. cover, lid
3. popping (as when ears pop)^[1]

[edit] Synonyms

• hårlock

[edit] Derived terms

• Få lock för örat: be deafened. When you have bad hearing from the change in air pressure due to an air plane flight. So it’s sort of like having a casserole cover in your ear ^[2]

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Grief Gondola, #2 by Tomas Tranströmer, verse VI
2. ^ [1]