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lock

From Wiktionary
lock is on the Basic English 850 List.
living - lock - long
lock is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
local - lock - London

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
lock

Plural
locks

  1. (countable) 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.
    No one will take things from my house. I have a very strong lock on the door.
  2. (countable) A lock is two or more gates (doors) in water to let boats move from lower water to higher water or the other way.

Verb

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Plain form
lock

Third-person singular
locks

Past tense
locked

Past participle
locked

Present participle
locking

  1. Someone locks a door when they close the lock with a key so that no one can come in.
    Remember to lock the door when you leave the house.